英 /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/，美 /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/
n. 家系；血统；世系；直系
“lineage” 是可数名词，复数形式为 “lineages”，用于表示家族或物种等的直系传承关系，可用于描述家族血统、物种进化谱系、数据沿袭等多个领域。
She has never traced back her lineage, but believes her grandparents were from Aberdeenshire. 她从没有查考过自己的家系，不过她认为她祖父母来自阿伯丁郡。
They can trace their lineage directly back to the 18th century. 他们的世系可以直接追溯到18世纪。
The heroes and heroines are of ancient and aristocratic lineage. 男女主人都是家世渊源的贵族。
Most dinosaurs were not part of the lineage that gave rise to birds; they occupied other branches of the dinosaur family tree. 大多数恐龙都不属于后来进化成鸟类的谱系；它们占据了恐龙系谱的其他分支。
Primate researchers have long guessed that many of the social behaviours that are seen in humans have a basis in our primate lineage. 灵长目动物研究者们很早之前就猜测，很多人类才具备的社会行为源自灵长目动物系谱。
Yang's kung fu lineage extends back through generations of Shaolin monks. His own disciples are expected to pass on his teachings. 杨贵武的功夫渊源可以追溯到若干代之前的少林和尚，他的徒弟们有望将师傅的绝学传承下去。
Cleopatra VII was born in Egypt, but she was descended from a lineage of Greek Kings and queens who had ruled Egypt for nearly 300 years. 克里·欧佩·特拉出生于埃及，但是她却是曾统治埃及近300年的古希腊国王和王后的后裔。
She can trace her lineage back to the 17th century. 她的家系可以追溯到17世纪。
Shared intentionality evolved very early in the human lineage, he believes, and its probable purpose was for cooperation in gathering food. 他认为共享意向在人类世系中很早就得到发展了，而且它的目的很可能是在采集食物过程中相互合作。
Your granddaughter is the key to the survival of your lineage. 你的孙女是你的血统得以延续的关键。
direct lineage：直系
maternal lineage：母系
data lineage：数据沿袭
genetic lineage：遗传谱系
dinosaur lineage：恐龙谱系
primate lineage：灵长目动物谱系
kung fu lineage：功夫渊源
aristocratic lineage：贵族血统