名詞 forebear:

1. a person from whom you are descended
   同義詞：forbear

1. In the Old Testament, a son of Jacob and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.
   迦得舊約圣經(jīng)中雅各的兒子，他是以色列族一個部落的祖先
2. In the Old Testament, the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac. He is traditionally considered to be the forebear of the Arabs.
   以實瑪利舊約中亞伯拉罕之子，在以撒出生后被棄。他傳統(tǒng)上被認(rèn)為是阿拉伯人的祖先

forebear 也作 for.bear

n.（名詞）
A person from whom one is descended; an ancestor.See Synonyms at ancestor
祖先：從其開始繁衍子孫后代的一個人；先輩參見 ancestor

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
fore- [fore-]
fore- [在先的]
beer [one who is] from been [to be] * see be
beer [是…的一個人] 源自 been [是] *參見 be