descendent
descendent — 名詞
1. a person who belongs to a later generation and is directly related to a particul
後裔；子孫
祖先的後代
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.
Yael 是那位在 1800 年代創作那幅壁畫的藝術家的直系後裔。
direct descendent of [ancestor]
The family reunion brought together over sixty descendents of the original settlers.
那場家庭聚會聚集了六十多位早期定居者的後代。
descendent + of + group
Historians believe that many modern breeds of dog are descendents of ancient wolves.
歷史學家認為許多現代犬種都是古代狼的後裔。
Apinya's grandmother kept a record of every descendent born into the family since 1920.
Apinya 的祖母保存了一份自 1920 年以來家族中每個後代的記錄。
- 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 — 形容詞
1. sloping, directed, or moving from a higher position to a lower one; going down i
向下的
朝下方移動或傾斜的
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.
這條向下的小徑引導健行者從山脊進入下方的山谷。
descendent + noun: path, slope, trail
Arjun traced a descendent line on the graph to show where sales began to fall.
Arjun 在圖表上畫了一條下降的線條，顯示銷售額開始下滑的位置。
Tariq drove carefully along the descendent road that curved down toward the valley.
Tariq 小心地沿著向下彎曲的道路駛向山谷。
A descendent stone stairway led from the upper plaza to the garden courtyard below.
一條向下傾斜的石階從上層廣場通往下方的花園庭院。
- 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
祖傳的；源於
來自祖先或原始來源的
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.
Manuela 繼承了來自她祖父（一位音樂會鋼琴家）的強大音樂天賦。
descendent from [source]
The language spoken on the island is descendent from an ancient dialect of the mainland.
島上使用的語言源自大陸上的一種古老方言。
Christopher studied the traditions descendent from the early settlers of the region.
Christopher 研究了源自該地區早期定居者的傳統。
These farming methods are descendent from techniques developed centuries ago in East Asia.
這些耕作方法源自數世紀前在東亞發展出來的技術。
- 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.