(n.) Specifically, a grandfather; more generally, any
ancestor.
弗洛伊德手打
双语例句
A man can do but his best, answered Hubert; but my grandsire drew a good long bow at Hastings, and I trust not to dishonour his memory. 沃尔特·司各特.艾凡赫.
These twenty nobles I leave to Hubert, who has this day drawn as brave a bow as his grandsire did at Hastings. 沃尔特·司各特.艾凡赫.
Terrible have been the calamities that have befallen your great-grandsire's mighty nation since the fatal day that saw you leave our midst. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯.火星战神.
The good looks, gallant bearing, and gentlemanlike appearance of the boy won the grandsire's heart for him. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷.名利场.