descendent + n (attributive)
形容词用法，通常表示‘下降的’或‘世袭的’。
The descendent path led to the valley.
这条下降的小路通往山谷。
祖传的；由祖先传下的；下降的；向下的；由祖先传下的；世袭的；降落的
下降的；向下的
going or coming down
由祖先传下的；世袭的
proceeding by descent from an ancestor
The descendent helicopter slowly approached the landing pad.
下降的直升机慢慢接近着陆平台。
用法提示：此处'descendent'作为形容词，表示正在向下移动的直升机。
The descendent line on the chart indicates a steady decline in profits.
图表上的下降线条表示利润持续减少。
用法提示：此处'descendent'修饰line，表示下降的线条。
The descendent estate had been in the family for over two centuries.
这个世袭的庄园已在家族中传承了两个多世纪。
用法提示：此处'descendent'表示世袭的，修饰estate。
形容词用法，通常表示‘下降的’或‘世袭的’。
The descendent path led to the valley.
这条下降的小路通往山谷。
现代英语中更常用 descending。
The slope is descendent.
这个斜坡是下降的。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a descendent of the royal family.
正确表达He is a descendant of the royal family.
“descendent”是形容词，意为“下降的；世袭的”，而“descendant”才是名词，表示“后裔”。这里需要名词，所以应改为“descendant”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The descendant branches of the tree are lower.
正确表达The descendent branches of the tree are lower.
“descendant”是名词，意为“后裔”，而“descendent”是形容词，意为“下降的”。这里需要形容词修饰branches，所以应改为“descendent”。
descendent 是形容词，意为‘下降的’或‘世袭的’；descendant 是名词，意为‘后裔’。
descendent 表示‘下降的’，ascendant 表示‘上升的’；二者方向相反。
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