复数： forebears

Tony vicars , a butcher in west street since 1972 ( his forebear opened the shop in 1866 ) sees only " shoe shops and mobile-phone stores " around him .

托尼维卡斯自1972年以来一直是西街的屠夫（他的祖先在1866年开了店铺），现在他只看到“鞋店和手机店”环绕在他周围。

Although it was a good deal plusher than its rather utilitarian forebear , fiat ?

虽然这是一个很好的协议,而不是其功利世祖车窗,菲亚特?

" Ancestor : a person from whom one is descended , especially if more remote than a grandparent ; a forebear . "

祖先：祖宗繁衍后代的人，特别是远于祖父辈；前辈

He knows himself to be perfectly secure , but , still , he " cannot forebear trembling . "

他知道自己很安全，但是，他还是“不可抑制地发抖”。

Nothing suggests that the british public has been overwhelmingly struck by the judiciary 's new independence , but , for the curious citizen , the supreme court is a distinct improvement on its murky forebear .

没有证据表明英国的公众已经被新的司法独立所震撼，但是，对于这些颇有好奇心的民众们来说，最高法院比它黑暗混沌的前任有了明显的进步。