1.the founder of a family;

keep the faith of our forefathers

2.person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group;

our forefathers brought forth a great nation

1 . 祖先

foreground 前景forefather前人，祖先forerun 先驅

2 . 前人

foreground 前景forefather前人，祖先forerun 先驅

1 . 你的祖先

by any name , i am still your forefather ., 無論什么名字 , 我始終是你的祖先.

1 . 他們的祖先

after celebrating the Feast of Tabernacles , the people may also have been disappointed that they did not see such manifestations of God's presence as had their forefathers at the time of the Exodus .在守完住棚節后，百姓可能還是很失望，因他們沒有看到上帝的顯現，像他們的祖先在出埃及后所經歷到的那般壯闊。

1 . 他的祖先

One of his forefathers was an early settler in America ., 他的祖先之一是美洲的早期移民.

2 . 他祖先

He went to visit the graves of his forefathers ., 他去拜謁他祖先的墓地.

1 . 我們的祖先

From ancient times our forefathers have laboured , lived and multiplied on this land ., 自古以來 , 我們的祖先就勞動 , 生息 , 繁衍在這塊土地上.

2 . 我們祖先

They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left ., 它們是我們祖先留下來的最寶貴的文化遺產.