pedigree
['ped.ɪ.gri:] noun
countable
■a list of the parents and other relations of an animal （动物的）纯种系谱•The breeder showed us the dog's pedigree.饲养员给我们看了这只狗的纯种系谱。 •He breeds pedigree poodles/cattle (= ones whose parents and other relations are all of the same breed).他饲养纯种狮子狗／牛。 countable or uncountable
■a person's family history, education and experience, or the history of an idea or activity （人的）家谱，门第，世系；（某一想法或活动的）起源，由来•His voice and manner suggested an aristocratic pedigree.他的发音和举止显示他出身贵族。 •Isolationism has a long and respectable pedigree in American history.孤立主义在美国历史上由来已久并受到推崇。 |