n.祖先，先驱，(人或动、植物等的)祖代，创始人

原形：progenitor复数：progenitors

The company's progenitor was a small family business started in the 1950s.
公司的创始人是一个始于20世纪50年代的小型家族企业。
Charles Darwin is considered the progenitor of the theory of evolution by natural selection.
查尔斯·达尔文被认为是自然选择进化论的奠基人。
The ancient Greek philosophers were progenitors of modern scientific thought.
古希腊哲学家是现代科学思想的先驱。
The original progenitor of the internet was a U.S. defense project called ARPANET.
互联网的最初起源是一个名为ARPANET的美国国防项目。
Jane Austen is often seen as the progenitor of the romantic novel genre.
简·奥斯汀常被视为浪漫小说流派的开创者。
The progenitor star of this supernova explosion must have been incredibly massive.
引发这次超新星爆炸的原恒星必定拥有极其巨大的质量。
In many cultures, fire is considered the progenitor of civilization, symbolizing warmth, light, and progress.
在许多文化中，火被认为是文明的起源，象征着温暖、光明和进步。
Galileo Galilei is recognized as the progenitor of modern experimental science.
伽利略·伽利莱被公认为现代实验科学的先驱。
The progenitor of the idea for the smartphone can be traced back to the early concepts of portable communication devices.
智能手机理念的源头可以追溯到早期便携式通信设备的概念。
The progenitors of jazz music drew influences from various African-American musical traditions.
爵士乐的先驱们从各种非裔美国音乐传统中汲取了灵感。