Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5385
Fully loadeddescent
下降；下落
The act of moving from a higher to a lower place.
- 1.
An instance of descending; act of coming down.
下降；下落
- 2.
A way down.
下坡路；向下的通道
- 3.
A sloping passage or incline.
倾斜的通道或坡道
- 4.
Lineage or hereditary derivation.
血统；世系
- 5.
A drop to a lower status or condition; decline.
地位或状况的下降；衰落
- 6.
A falling upon or invasion.
袭击；入侵
- 7.
A particular extension of the idea of gluing.
粘合思想的一种特殊推广。
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
In use
The plane began its descent toward the airport.
She is of Irish descent on her mother's side.
The descent was steep and rocky, making the hike treacherous.
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。
a ... descent
形容词修饰descent，描述下坡的坡度。
The road had a steep descent.
这条路有一个陡峭的下坡。
Connections
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
- He claimed noble descent from a medieval king.他声称拥有中世纪国王的高贵血统。
- line of descent
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：家族树向下延伸（血统）如同走下坡（下降）。
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。
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.
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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