"descend" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 下降
• 下來

Definition

從高處向低處移動或下來。也可以指來自某個起源，例如家族或團體。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

比“go down”更正式、更書面。常見於較正式或文學情境，如“descend the mountain”。可以字面也可比喻（如情緒‘descend upon’）。搭電梯不用“descend”。

Examples

Please descend the stairs carefully.

請小心**下樓梯**。

Dark clouds began to descend over the city.

烏雲開始**降臨**在城市上空。

The hikers will descend the mountain in the afternoon.

徒步者下午將**下山**。

As night descended, everything became quiet.

夜幕**降臨**時，一切都變得安靜。

Their family descended from Italian immigrants.

他們的家庭**起源於**意大利移民。

Silence suddenly descended on the crowded room.

吵雜的房間裡突然**降臨**了寂靜。