a descendent of sb/sth
She is a direct descendent of the poet.
她是那位诗人的直系后代。
后裔；子孙
a person who is descended from a particular ancestor or race
后裔；子孙
a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
He is a direct descendent of the poet.
他是那位诗人的直系后代。
用法提示：“descendent” 作为单数名词，表示“后代”。
The museum displays artifacts from the descendents of the original settlers.
这家博物馆展出了最初定居者后裔的文物。
用法提示：“descendents” 作为复数名词，表示“后裔”。
Every descendent of the royal family attended the ceremony.
皇室家族的每一名后代都出席了仪式。
用法提示：“descendent” 作为名词，表示“后代”。
She is a direct descendent of the poet.
她是那位诗人的直系后代。
The museum displays artifacts of the descendents of ancient tribes.
博物馆展示了古代部落后裔的手工艺品。
Many modern languages are descendents from Latin.
许多现代语言源自拉丁语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a descendent from a famous poet.
正确表达He is a descendent of a famous poet.
在英语中，表示“...的后代”要用介词 of，而不是 from。中文学习者受“从...的后代”影响，容易误用 from。
grammar · medium
易错句子The descendent path was steep.
正确表达The descending path was steep.
“descendent”是名词，意为“后代”，不能用作形容词。描述事物下降时应用形容词 descending。
方向相反：ancestor是祖先（上代），descendent是后裔（下代）。
身份不同：predecessor指职位或角色上的前任（可能是同代或上代），descendent指血缘上的后代。
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