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grand·fa·ther AHD[grăndʹfä”Yər, grănʹ-] D.J.[ˈgrændˌfɑːðə, ˈgræn-]K.K.[ˈgrændˌfɑðɚ, ˈgræn-]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：The city passed an ordinance restricting the size of advertising signs, but grandfathered all those signs erected before 1982.该市通过了一项限制广告牌规格的法令，但那些在1982 年以前竖起来的招牌免受限制
- V., from grandfather clause 动词，源自 grandfather clause
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