Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5385
Fully loadeddescent
下降；下落
核心释义
The act of moving from a higher to a lower place.
- 1.
下降；下落
An instance of descending; act of coming down.
- 2.
下坡路；向下的通道
A way down.
- 3.
倾斜的通道或坡道
A sloping passage or incline.
- 4.
血统；世系
Lineage or hereditary derivation.
- 5.
地位或状况的下降；衰落
A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.
- 6.
袭击；入侵
A falling upon or invasion.
- 7.
粘合思想的一种特殊推广。
A particular extension of the idea of gluing.
下坡；斜坡；血统；出身；世系；衰落；堕落；袭击；入侵；粘合概念的推广
用法In use
The plane began its descent toward the airport.
用法提示：名词，表示向下的运动或下降。
She is of Irish descent on her mother's side.
用法提示：名词，表示血统或家系。
The descent was steep and rocky, making the hike treacherous.
用法提示：名词，指下坡或斜坡。
descent into sth
常比喻从较好状态进入较差状态。
The country's descent into chaos was gradual.
该国逐渐陷入混乱。
of ... descent
用于描述家族血缘或祖籍。
She is of French descent.
她有法国血统。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- steep descent
- 陡峭的下坡
- The hikers carefully navigated the steep descent.徒步者小心地通过了陡峭的下坡。
- rapid descent
- 快速下降
- The plane began a rapid descent toward the runway.飞机开始向跑道快速下降。
- descent into
- 陷入（某种状态）
- The country's descent into chaos was alarming.该国陷入混乱的状态令人担忧。
- by descent
- 血统上
- She is a noblewoman by descent.她血统上是贵族。
- noble descent
- 高贵血统
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：家族树向下延伸（血统）如同走下坡（下降）。
语境与语域Context & Register
descent作为名词有两个主要义项：1. 下降，中性语域，常见于航空、登山、图表统计等场景；2. 血统/家系，偏正式语域，多见于家谱、法律文件或历史讨论。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
ascent, consent, dissent, scent, and cent share the stressed vowel and ending sound /sent/ as in descent. Be careful: decent (/ˈdiːsənt/) and recent (/ˈriːsənt/) are lookalikes that sound different.
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。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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