Descent
[ dɪ'sɛnt ]
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n. 下降;血统;倾斜;
💡 词根助记
de向下+scent爬，攀 → 下降；下坡
📝 例句
an American of Chinese descent
华裔美国人
The fare for the descent was fixed at five dollars per head.
地下参观的价格是每人五块美金。
lt's a steep descent from the top of the mountain.
这是从山顶下来的一道陡坡。
trace one's descent from
追溯于…的祖辈
On our theory, unity of type is explained by unity of descent.
依照我们的学说，体型的一致是由于祖先系谱的一致。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ des-desk书桌,cent-分:放在书桌上的一分钱掉下来了
※ descent-下降,dissent-异议:薪水的下降,员工有些异议
※ de-拼音“得”,s-似“美女”,cent-分币:我好不容易得到美女的一个分币,它却滚下了斜坡
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-scend-表示“攀登”
📖 牛津释义
descent
n
1
(a) [C usu sing 通常作单数]
coming or going down 下来; 下去
The plane began its descent into Paris. 飞机到巴黎开始降落.
(b) [C] slope 斜坡
Here there is a gradual descent to the sea. 这里有个通向海的缓坡.
2 [U] origins; ancestry 出身; 血统; 祖先; 祖籍
of French descent, ie having French ancestors 祖籍法国
He traces his descent from the Stuart kings. 他的祖先可追溯至斯图亚特国王.
3 [C] ~(on/upon sb/sth) (fig 比喻)
(a) attack 攻击; 袭击
the invaders' descent on the town 入侵者对该城的攻击.
(b) unexpected or inconvenient visit 出乎意料的或不合时宜的到访
a sudden descent by tax officials 税务官员之突然到来.
4 [sing] change to behaviour that is low and unworthy 堕落
a sharp descent to violent abuse 突然粗俗得破口大骂.
🎯 考研助记
acsend(v.上升)-ascent(n.上升，上坡路) descend(v.下降)-descent(n.降落,世系)
🔁 扩展释义
*[di'sent]n. 降落, 家系, 侵袭, 血统【医】 下降, 世代, 血统【经】 无遗嘱遗产相关词组: make a descent upon...
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And tell them you want to go on the tour that goes down into the canyon.
跟他们说你要参加到峡谷里去的旅游团。
Give a thief rope enough and he will hang himself.
多行不义必自毙。
It effectively spread the disease all over the continent and drastically reduced the rabbit population.
蚊子把这种疾病扩散到整个澳洲大陆，效果甚佳，结果兔子的数目大为减少。