late 17c. alteration (by influence of line (n.)) of Middle English linage (c. 1300), from Old French lignage "descent, extraction, race," from ligne "line," from Latin linea "string, line, thread" (see line (n.)).
实用例句
1. She has never traced back her lineage, but believes her grandparents were from Aberdeenshire.
她从没有查考过自己的家系，不过她认为她祖父母来自阿伯丁郡。
来自柯林斯例句
2. They can trace their lineage directly back to the 18th century.
他们的世系可以直接追溯到18世纪。
来自辞典例句
3. The heroes and heroines are of ancient and aristocratic lineage.
男女主人都是家世渊源的贵族.
来自辞典例句
4. He did not suspect the pretty shepherd - boy came of royal lineage.
