forebear

名词

1. 1

   祖先、祖宗、先人正式，常用复数

   Her forebears came to this island more than two centuries ago.

   她的祖先两百多年前来到这座岛。

2. 2

   前人、先驱正式

   Today's engineers rely on tools their forebears could only imagine.

   今天的工程师所用的工具，是前人只能想像的。