progenitor

1. N-COUNT A progenitor of someone is a direct ancestor of theirs. 祖先[正式] [usu with poss]

He was also a progenitor of seven presidents of Nicaragua. 他也是尼加拉瓜七位总统的祖先。

2. N-COUNT The progenitor of an idea or invention is the person who first thought of it. 先驱; 创始人[正式] [usu with poss]

...Clive Sinclair, the progenitor of the C5 electric car. ...C5电动汽车的创始人克莱夫·辛克莱尔。