Our forefathers built this village by hand.
我们的祖先亲手建造了这个村庄。
Select the best synonym for the word “forefather”:
C — ancestor. “forefather” means n. a person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition or heritage of a group
Our ______ built this small village more than three hundred years ago.
D — forefather. “forefather” means n. a person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition or heritage of a group
forefather — n. a person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition or heritage of a group. In Chinese: 祖先，先辈.
forefather is pronounced /ˈfɔːrfɑːðər/. It breaks into 3 syllables: fore · fa · ther.
Our forefathers built this village by hand. (我们的祖先亲手建造了这个村庄。)
ancestor, forebear, predecessor — all close in meaning to forefather (n. a person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition or heritage of a group).
Yes. forefather appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.