Descent Meaning in English
word
/dɪˈsɛnt/
di-SENT
/dɪsˈɛnt/
di-SENT
释义
A movement from a higher place to a lower one, or a person’s family background or ancestry.
用法与细微差别
Used formally or neutrally. Common collocations: 'rapid descent', 'descent into chaos', 'of French descent'. As ancestry, often used in 'of [country] descent'. Do not confuse with 'decent' (good) or 'descendant' (someone's child/grandchild, etc.).
Spanish: descenso - descenso (movimiento) - descendencia (origen familiar)Portuguese (BR): descida - descendência (origem familiar)Portuguese (PT): descida - descendência (origem familiar)Chinese (Simplified): 下降 - 血统Chinese (Traditional): 下降 - 血統Hindi: अवरोहण - वंशArabic: هبوط - نسبBengali: অবতরণ - বংশRussian: спуск - происхождениеJapanese: 降下 - 家系Vietnamese: sự đi xuống - dòng dõiKorean: 하강 - 혈통Turkish: iniş - soyUrdu: نزول - نسبIndonesian: penurunan - keturunan
例句
The descent from the mountain took two hours.
basic
They studied their descent to learn about their ancestors.
basic
His family is of Italian descent.
basic
There was a steep descent just before the river.
natural
She claims descent from a famous poet.
natural
After sunset, the town was lost in a swift descent into darkness.
natural