early 14c., "line of descent, pedigree, descent," from Old French genealogie (12c.), from Late Latin genealogia "tracing of a family," from Greek genealogia "the making of a pedigree," from genea "generation, descent" (see genus) + -logia (see -logy). An Old English word for it was folctalu, literally "folk tale." Meaning "study of family trees" is from 1768.
双语例句
1. Andy Canvin is a pioneer on the strange frontier of DNA genealogy.
安迪-卡文是DNA谱系学奇异前沿的先锋人物.
来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与寻祖
2. He had sat and repeated his family's genealogy to her, twenty minutes of nonstop names.
他坐下又给她细数了一遍他家族的家谱，20分钟内说出了一连串的名字。
来自辞典例句
3. He was proficient in all questions of genealogy.
他非常精通所有家谱的问题.
来自辞典例句
4. Many libraries specialize in genealogy.
许多图书馆专门收藏氏族家谱.
来自辞典例句
5. Usually there is a story of creation and a genealogy of the gods to be remembered.
