progenitor
/proʊˈdʒenɪtər/
American
- n. 祖先, 先驱
- Definition
- n. a person, animal, or thing from which others are descended or developed
- Example
- Many consider this old machine the progenitor of modern computers.
- 许多人认为这台老机器是现代计算机的鼻祖。