descendant

英 [dɪ'send(ə)nt]美 [dɪ'sɛndənt]

adj. 下降的；祖传的

n. 后裔；子孙

中文词源

descendant 后裔

来自descend, 下降。引申义后裔。

英文词源

descendant

mid-15c. (adj.), c. 1600 (n.), from French descendant (13c.), present participle of descendre (see descend). Despite a tendency to use descendent for the adjective and descendant for the noun, descendant seems to be prevailing in all uses and appears 5 times more often than its rival in books printed since 1900. Compare dependant.

双语例句

1. His design was a descendant of a 1956 device.

他的设计是从一个1956年的装置衍生而来的。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria.

她是维多利亚女王的嫡系后代。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He was an O'Conor and a direct descendant of the last High King of Ireland.

他属于奥康纳家族，是爱尔兰最后一位君王的嫡系后裔。

来自《权威词典》

4. a lineal descendant of the company's founder

公司创始人的直系后裔

来自《权威词典》

5. He is a lineal descendant of the company's founder.

他是公司创始人的直系后裔。

来自辞典例句

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