Word · Frequency #6513
descendant
后代；后裔
A person who is a descendant of a particular ancestor or race.
- 1.
One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
某个特定个体的后代,无论相隔多久或传了多少代。
- 2.
a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
被认为是某个祖先或种族后代的人
- 3.
A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
直接源自某一前身或来源的事物。
- 4.
A later evolutionary type.
演化后期的类型。
- 5.
A language that is descended from another.
由另一种语言派生出的语言。
- 6.
A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.
一种语言中源自祖语对应形式的词或形式。
- 7.
The intersection of the western (setting) horizon and the ecliptic, its ecliptical longitude; the astrological sign it corresponds to.
西方(日落)地平线与黄道的交点,即其黄经；对应的星座。
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
In use
She is a direct descendant of the famous poet.
Many descendants of the original settlers still live in the area.
The museum traces the history of the king's descendants.
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。
The descendants of the first settlers still live here.
第一批定居者的后代仍住在这里。
sb's descendant
所有格形式强调归属关系。
She is Napoleon's direct descendant.
Connections
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
- 幸存的后裔
- The oldest surviving descendant attended the ceremony.最年长的幸存后裔参加了仪式。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
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。
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。
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.
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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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.