ancestry

家系、血統

その人が受け継いできた家族や民族の系統。

やさしい英語で： The family or ethnic background that you come from.

• She has Italian ancestry.
• People of different ancestry live here.
• He knew little about his family ancestry.

類義語： descent, heritage, lineage

よく使う表現： irish ancestry, mixed ancestry, noble ancestry

起源、由来

ある物事が生まれ、発展するもととなったものや背景。

やさしい英語で： The earlier things or background from which something developed.

• This design has a long ancestry.
• The two languages share a common ancestry.
• We traced the ancestry of the modern bicycle.

類義語： origin, roots, background

よく使う表現： ancient ancestry, literary ancestry, shared ancestry

先祖

自分につながる、家族の昔の世代の人々。

やさしい英語で： The people in earlier generations of your family from whom you come.

• I traced my ancestry through old records.
• Her ancestry includes farmers and sailors.
• How far back can you trace your ancestry?

類義語： ancestors, forebears

よく使う表現： trace your ancestry, family ancestry, ancestry records