鼻祖

English translation: the first of its kind

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Chinese term or phrase:鼻祖
English translation:the first of its kind
Entered by: Paul Hirsh

04:52 Oct 18, 2019
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Chinese term or phrase: 鼻祖
米兰的人骨教堂(Chiesa di S. Bernardino alle Ossa)距离大教堂不远,历史可以追溯到17世纪,称得上是人骨教堂的鼻祖。Original Human bone church doesn't sound quite right!
Paul Hirsh
France
Local time: 20:49
the first of its kind
Explanation:
Not far away from the cathedral, Chiesa di S. Bernardino alle Ossa, a Milan human bone church, which can be dated back to the 17th century, is the first of its kind.

鼻祖 usually refers to the earliest ancestor or the originator of something (tradition, school, etc.)
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Frank Zou
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the first of its kind


Explanation:
Not far away from the cathedral, Chiesa di S. Bernardino alle Ossa, a Milan human bone church, which can be dated back to the 17th century, is the first of its kind.

鼻祖 usually refers to the earliest ancestor or the originator of something (tradition, school, etc.)

Frank Zou
China
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originator,the earliest founder


Explanation:
鼻祖:远祖之父,最早的祖先、创始的祖师

Example sentence(s):
  • Dow theory is the originator of the technical analysis school
  • 道氏理论是技术分析流派的鼻祖。
Nancy Liu
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