先人 meaning in English
1.(祖先) ancestor; forefather
2.(已故的父亲) my late father
Examples
- Having no preconceptions to defend, i had long since resolved any doubt as to what was happening .
由于我没有什么先人之见需要为之辨解的，所以我对于究竟发生了什么事情的疑团早已解决了。 - The light looks in at the windows, and touches the ancestral portraits with bars and patches of brightness never contemplated by the painters .
阳光照进了窗户，一道道明亮的光线一个个明亮的光片，抚弄着先人们的肖像，这是画家们当初根本意想不到的。 - But he knew the ancient ones were there for him
但他知道他的先人在守望着他 - Those places belonged to people before us
这些地方曾属于那些先人。 - On this stretch of land , my ancestor s warm blood has stayed
这一片土地上，留下了我先人的热血。