(每日一词)progenitor

progenitor

noun [ C ] UK   /prəʊˈdʒen.ɪ.tər/ US   /proʊˈdʒen.ə.t̬ɚ/ formal

meaning: a person who first thinks of something and causes it to happen

先驱,前辈

 


例句:Marx was the progenitor of communism.

马克思是共产主义的创始人。

 

 

词汇助记:

前缀:pro- 前面, 如:progress 进步

词根:genit- 表示出生

后缀:-or 名词后缀,多表人,如actor 演员;


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