grand.fa.ther
n.(名词)
The father of one`s mother or father.
祖父,外公:某人母亲或父亲的父亲
A forefather; an ancestor.
祖宗;远祖
Computer Science A stored file of data from which two successive files have been derived, used for comparison with or as a backup copy for the newer files.
【计算机科学】 原始文件,原始数据组,祖父:一个已衍生出两个连续文件的数据储存文件, 用于和新文件作比较或作为更新文件的备份
v.tr.(及物动词)
grand.fa.thered,grand.fa.ther.ing,grand.fa.thers
To exempt (one already involved in an activity or a business) from new regulations concerning that activity or business:
免受新法规限制:使(已涉入一项活动或事务中的人)排除在有关此种活动或事务的新法规之外:
例句:
The city passed an ordinance restricting the size of advertising signs, but grandfathered all those signs erected before 982.
该市通过了一项限制广告牌规格的法令,但那些在982 年以前竖起来的招牌免受限制
来源:
V., from grandfather clause
动词,源自 grandfather clause