great-grandparent
noun [ C ] uk/ˌɡreɪtˈɡræn.peə.rənt/ us/ˌɡreɪtˈɡræn.per.ənt/
曾祖父;曾祖母;曾外祖父;曾外祖母
a parent of your grandparent (= a parent of your parent)
His great-grandparents were born in Greece. 他的曾祖父母出生在希腊。
Oates' great-grandparents came to the United States in the 1890s. 奥茨的曾祖父母在1890年代来到美国。
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- Researchers will be able to comfortably describe the genetic makeup of your great-grandparents based on your DNA.
- Their parents, grandparents and great-grandparents came here for a shot at the American dream.
- By the time that newborn is a great-grandparent in 2095, a Michigan summer may feel like one in northern Arkansas today.