lineage

lineage

英 ['lɪnɪɪdʒ]
　　美 ['lɪnɪɪdʒ]

n. 血統；傢系，[遺] 世系

中文詞源：

lineage 宗系，血統

來自line,線，引申詞義宗系，血統。

例句：

1. She has never traced back her lineage, but believes her grandparents were from Aberdeenshire.
她從沒有查考過自己的傢系，不過她認為她祖父母來自阿伯丁郡。

2. They can trace their lineage directly back to the 18th century.
他們的世系可以直接追溯到18世紀。

3. The heroes and heroines are of ancient and aristocratic lineage.
男女主人都是傢世淵源的貴族.

4. He did not suspect the pretty shepherd - boy came of royal lineage.
他沒有料到這個漂亮的牧羊童會是王族出身.

5. She was of ( an ) aristocratic lineage.
她 有 貴族的血統.