laws handed down from forefathers
祖宗───ancestors;家法───Family law
There was Greek blood in his veins: his ancestors originally bore the name Karajannis.───他有希腊血统——他的祖先原来姓卡拉扬尼斯。
His ancestors had come to America from Ireland.───他的祖先从爱尔兰来到美国。
Logic dictates that our ancestors could not have held a yearly festival until they figured what a year was.───逻辑推论，我们的祖先在弄清1年是什么意思之前，不可能举行过每年一度的节庆。
It was an action which her ancestors must have often practised. Alec jumped up and wiped the blood from his mouth.───这一定是她的祖先们经常要练习的动作。亚历克跳了起来，擦了擦嘴角渗出的血。
and in societies like this, it's very common in many parts of the world for ancestors to be the source of all of these blessings. . .───在这样的社会里，在世界的很多地方把祖先当做所有福祉的源泉这是很平常的…
Laughing at the funny quizzical look of the little creature, he said Big Boy reminded him of one of his Scottish ancestors.───瞧着这小东西的古怪样，他笑着说，“大家伙”使他想起了他的一位苏格兰祖先。
His ancestors had come to England as refugees.
My ancestors came from England.
My ancestors were French.
This is the dust of our ancestors.
His ancestors had come to America from Ireland.