The technical term for an evolutionary throwback is an "atavism", from the Latin atavus, meaning forefather.
“进化返祖”的专业术语是“atavism”，源自拉丁语的“atavus”，意为祖先。
Like his forefather, Benny had the ability to foresee the future.
像他的祖先一样，本尼有能力预知将来。
This question was first addressed in 1937 by Ronald Coase, the winner of the 1991 Nobel prize for economics and the intellectual forefather of both of this year’s winners.
早在1937年罗纳德•科斯便首次提出了这个问题，这位1991年度诺贝尔经济学奖得主也是今年两位获奖者的精神导师。
In the dictation literature of ancestors of Zhuang Ethnicity, Buluotuo is a mythic figure, god of creation, forefather, and god of morality.
布洛陀是壮族先民口头文学中的神话人物，是创世神、始祖神和道德神。
Daoxuan was the forefather of the Vinaya school of the southern mountain who wrote many Buddhism works.
道宣是南山律宗开山之祖，著有多部佛学著作。
My forefather came to the USA 200 years ago.
我的祖先在两百年前来到美国。
The forefather is Yiwu city biyang crystal artwork factory .
其前身是义乌市彼洋水晶工艺品厂。
In spite of all these problems we will not go back to lead the life our forefather led.
尽管有这些问题，我们也决不会再去过我们的祖先所过的生活。
But they replied, 'We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jonadab son of Recab gave us this command:' Neither you nor your descendants must ever drink wine.
但他们说：“我们不喝酒，因为我们的祖先利甲的儿子约拿达曾吩咐我们说：你们和你们的子孙永远都不可喝酒。”
But they replied, 'We do not drink wine, because our forefather Jonadab son of Recab gave us this command:' Neither you nor your descendants must ever drink wine.
但他们说：“我们不喝酒，因为我们的祖先利甲的儿子约拿达曾吩咐我们说：你们和你们的子孙永远都不可喝酒。”
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