ancestors predecessor elder generation
The monuments of men´s ancestors were the most impressive exhortations.
先辈们的丰碑最能奋勉人心的。
—— 辞典例句One may regret to have lost the simplicity of one´s forefathers.
人们失去了他们先辈的朴实,他们应该为此而感到懊丧。
—— 辞典例句He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.
他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。
—— 辞典例句This prodigious feat of the preceding generation incited their sons to the utmost daring.
先辈的这种莫大的武功,激励着子孙们去作最大胆的尝试。
—— 辞典例句My ancestors had been for many years counsellors and syndics of the Republic.
长年来,我的先辈们一直担任着这个共和国的参事和市政官。
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