When he followed the instincts which God had transmitted to him from his ancestry of beasts of prey, he called it sin and asked God to forgive him.
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n. <集合詞>祖先;世家,名門;[生]系譜;血統;
?? an先+cest走+ry表名詞 → 走在前面的 → 祖先
"to have Scottish ancestry"
祖籍蘇格蘭
近義:lineage, ascendancy, ascendency, order, origin, parentage
反義:plebeianism, commonality
n. 被捕食的動物;捕食(習性);受害者;受騙者;
vi. 捕食;(疾病等)使人慢慢衰弱;折磨;(人)靠欺詐為生;
?? prey(prey)→掠食;犧牲者;捕食;掠奪
"the relationship between predator and prey"
捕食性動物與獵物之間的關系
近義:hunt, chase, kill, quarry, sport, catch
vt.& vi. 原諒; 饒恕; 對不起;請原諒 ;
vt. 免除;
?? for(away from)+give→原諒(=to give away)
"I'll never forgive her for what she did."
我絕不會原諒她做的事。
近義:indulgence, absolve, pardon, remit, resolve, spare
反義:impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict