originator father founder the earliest ancestor originator (of a tradition, school of thought, etc.)
He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.
他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
—— 给力词典精选He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.
他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》Li Shizhen was the originator of the Chinese pharmacology.
李时珍是我国医药界的鼻祖。
—— 给力词典精选The ancestor of these miniature electronic devices is the vacuum tube.
这些微型电子装置的鼻祖就是真空管。
—— 给力词典精选The impressionist movement was one of the ancestors of abstract art.
印象主义运动是抽象艺术的鼻祖之一。
—— 给力词典精选