forefather

名词 forefather:

1. the founder of a family
   同义词：father, sire
2. person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group

1. Japan said on Tuesday that Peru's disgraced ex-president Alberto Fujimori has Japanese nationality, a status that allows him to stay in the land of his forefathers and probably avoid facing investigators in Peru.
   日本政府周二表示，遭到罢黜的秘鲁前总统藤森具有日本国籍，而这个身分将让他得以继续留在日本这块祖先的土地上，同时也可能让他不必回秘鲁接受调查人员的侦讯。
2. One of his forefathers was an early settler in America.
   他的祖先之一是美洲的早期移民。