Word · Frequency #6513
descendant
后代；后裔
核心释义
A person who is a descendant of a particular ancestor or race.
- 1.
某个特定个体的后代,无论相隔多久或传了多少代。
One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
- 2.
被认为是某个祖先或种族后代的人
a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
- 3.
直接源自某一前身或来源的事物。
A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
- 4.
演化后期的类型。
A later evolutionary type.
- 5.
由另一种语言派生出的语言。
A language that is descended from another.
- 6.
一种语言中源自祖语对应形式的词或形式。
A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
- 7.
西方(日落)地平线与黄道的交点,即其黄经；对应的星座。
The intersection of the western (setting) horizon and the ecliptic, its ecliptical longitude; the astrological sign it corresponds to.
衍生物；派生物；派生语言；派生词；下降点；某个特定个体的后代,无论相隔多久或传了多少代。；被认为是某个祖先或种族后代的人
用法In use
She is a direct descendant of the famous poet.
用法提示：descendant 作名词，表示“后裔”，前面有不定冠词 a 和形容词 direct 修饰。
Many descendants of the original settlers still live in the area.
用法提示：descendants 是复数形式，表示“后代”，与介词 of 连用。
The museum traces the history of the king's descendants.
用法提示：descendants 是复数形式，作介词 of 的宾语，表示“后代”。
a descendant of sb/sth
表示某人的后裔，常用介词of。
He is a descendant of a famous scientist.
他是一位著名科学家的后裔。
the descendants of sb/sth
复数形式泛指某族群的后代。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- direct descendant
- 直系后裔
- He is a direct descendant of the poet.他是这位诗人的直系后裔。
- distant descendant
- 远亲后裔
- The language is a distant descendant of Latin.这种语言是拉丁语的远亲后裔。
- modern descendant
- 现代后裔
- The electric car is a modern descendant of the early automobile.电动汽车是早期汽车的现代后裔。
- descendant of
- ……的后裔
- She claims to be a descendant of a famous king.她声称是一位著名国王的后裔。
- surviving descendant
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象家族树：祖先（ancestor）在树顶，后代（descendant）是向下生长的枝条，de-（向下）+scend（爬），后代就是向下延续的人。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式或技术性语境，如家谱、生物学、法律等，表示后代或子孙。中性词，适用场景广泛。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'ascendant', 'attendant', 'defendant', and 'dependent' rhyme with 'descendant' (all have /ɛ/ in stressed syllable and end with /ənt/). Note that 'dependent' is spelled -ent but pronounced the same. However, 'important' (stressed /ɔː/) and 'brilliant' (stressed /ɪ/) do not rhyme; they are common lookalikes with different vowel sounds.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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