descendent
descendent — noun
1. a person who belongs to a later generation and is directly related to a particul
a person who belongs to a later generation and is directly related to a particular ancestor, such as a great-grandparent; a child, grandchild, or more distant relative in a family line.
Yael is a direct descendent of the artist who painted that mural in the 1800s.
direct descendent of [ancestor]
The family reunion brought together over sixty descendents of the original settlers.
descendent + of + group
Historians believe that many modern breeds of dog are descendents of ancient wolves.
Apinya's grandmother kept a record of every descendent born into the family since 1920.
- ancestor
the person from whom a descendent is descended
文法句型
descendent + of + [person / group]
用法筆記
Often used with the preposition 'of' to name the ancestor or source. The spelling 'descendant' is more common in modern English; 'descendent' is a variant.
常見錯誤
descendent — adjective
1. sloping, directed, or moving from a higher position to a lower one; going down i
sloping, directed, or moving from a higher position to a lower one; going down in space or level.
The descendent path led hikers from the mountain ridge into the valley below.
descendent + noun: path, slope, trail
Arjun traced a descendent line on the graph to show where sales began to fall.
Tariq drove carefully along the descendent road that curved down toward the valley.
A descendent stone stairway led from the upper plaza to the garden courtyard below.
- descending
the more common and standard spelling for this meaning; 'descendent' is a rarer variant
- downward
describes direction without implying a continuous motion or slope
2. linked by blood or origin to an earlier person, group, or source; having a parti
linked by blood or origin to an earlier person, group, or source; having a particular person or thing as one's origin.
Manuela inherited a strong musical talent descendent from her grandfather, a concert pianist.
descendent from [source]
The language spoken on the island is descendent from an ancient dialect of the mainland.
Christopher studied the traditions descendent from the early settlers of the region.
These farming methods are descendent from techniques developed centuries ago in East Asia.
- original
not coming from a previous source
用法筆記
Commonly followed by 'from' to indicate the source. This sense overlaps in meaning with the noun form and is more often spelled 'descendant' in modern usage.