pedigree

1. N-COUNT If a dog, cat, or other animal has a pedigree, its ancestors are known and recorded. An animal is considered to have a good pedigree when all its known ancestors are of the same type. (狗、貓等動(dòng)物的) 血統(tǒng)記錄; 純種系譜

60 percent of dogs and ten percent of cats have pedigrees. 60%的狗和10%的貓都有血統(tǒng)記錄。

2. N-COUNT Someone's pedigree is their background or their ancestors. (人的) 背景; 出身

Hammer's business pedigree almost guaranteed him the acquaintance of presidents. 哈默的商業(yè)背景幾乎保証了他與幾位縂統(tǒng)的相識(shí)。