汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 祖上
祖上
ancestor / forefather
shàng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

这家祖上是加拿大人。

The family had its origin in Canada.

她家祖上就很有钱。

She comes from an old money family.

我的祖上没有一个实业家。

There isn't a single entrepreneur in my family.

这本图籍是祖上传下来的,你要好好保存。

This land chart and census register has been handed down from our ancestors, so you should keep it safe.

报社编辑叶乔出生于印度尼西亚,他的祖上几代都是澳门人。

He was born in Indonesia, but his family has been in Macau for five generations.

他的外交能力是天生的:他的祖上曾是封建王侯。

Diplomacy was in his blood: his ancestors had been feudal lords.

他们都出生于显赫的上流社会家庭,祖上都是17世纪从北欧来到美国的移民,幼时仆从环伺,锦衣玉食。

They belonged to prominent, upper-class families, which had come from Northern Europe to America in the 17th century, and grew up with servants in large luxurious houses.