| 释义 |
descent/diˈsent/n. 1a the act of descending 下降，下落 b an instance of this 降下；降落 c a downward movement 落下 2a a way or path etc. by which one may descend 下坡路(道路等) b a downward slope 向下的斜坡 3a being descended; lineage, family origin 世系，血统；家世 traces his descent from William the Conqueror 追溯到他是威廉一世的后裔 b the transmission of qualities, property, privileges, etc., by inheritance (品质、财产、特权等的)继承；世袭 4a a decline; a fall 衰落；堕落 b a lowering (of pitch, temperature, etc.) (音调、温度等的)下降 5 a sudden violent attack 袭击 [Middle English from Old French descente, from descendre DESCEND] |