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单词 descent
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descent

/dɪˈsent/
noun
1
usu. in sing. an action of moving downwards, dropping, or falling
下降, 下落:

the plane had gone into a steep descent.

飞机陡然下降。

1.1
a downward slope, especially a path or track
下行坡道:

a steep, badly eroded descent.

陡峭而且已被严重侵蚀的坡道。

1.2
a moral, social, or psychological decline into a specified undesirable state
没落; 堕落:

the ancient empire's slow descent into barbarism.

古代帝国慢慢蜕变至野蛮状态的过程。

2
mass noun the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality
血统, 家世, 门第:

most of the settlers were of Cornish descent.

大多数移民都来自康沃尔地方。

2.1
the transmission of qualities, property, or privileges by inheritance
世袭; 遗传。
3

descent on

a sudden violent attack
突袭:

a descent on the Channel ports.

对英吉利海峡诸港的突袭。

3.1
an unexpected visit, especially an unwelcome one
突然来到, 突然访问。
词源
Middle English: from Old French descente, from descendre 'to descend' (see DESCEND).
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