lineage

/ˈlɪniɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈli-nē-ij also ˈli-nij/ (ame, mw)

lineage — noun

  • lineagesingular
  • lineagesplural

1. the line of ancestors that a person, family, or animal comes through over many g

1.名詞C1
釋義

the line of ancestors that a person, family, or animal comes through over many generations

例句

Devika traced her lineage to farmers in southern India.

trace lineage to + ancestor group

The museum wall showed the king's lineage in a long family tree.

show lineage in a family tree

同義詞
  • ancestry

    is broader and more everyday for family background

  • descent

    stresses the fact of coming from earlier generations

  • bloodline

    sounds more personal and is common for inherited family ties

  • pedigree

    is especially common for animals or recorded breeding lines

文法句型

trace somebody's lineage to something

show a lineage in a family tree

record the lineage of an animal

用法筆記

Common in formal contexts about family history, royalty, or animal breeding, and it often appears with verbs like trace, show, and record. It focuses on a line of descent across generations rather than on one close relative.

常見錯誤

❌We checked the horse's family lineages before the race.
✅We checked the horse's lineage before the race.
💡Lineage already refers to the whole family line, so it is usually singular.