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be in the direct line of descent (from/to)
用于表示直系血缘关系，常用介词 from 或 to。
She is in the direct line of descent from the founder.
她是创始人的直系后裔。
世系；血统；家系
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世系；血统；家系
the line of ancestors or descendants of a person or family; lineage
She is in the direct line of descent from the founder.
她是创始人的直系后裔。
个体与其祖先之间的亲属关系
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
一个人的后代
the descendants of one individual
The family historian traced their line of descent back to the 17th century.
家族历史学家将他们的系谱追溯到了17世纪。
According to the law, property is inherited through the male line of descent.
根据法律，财产通过男性系谱继承。
Mitochondrial DNA is passed down the female line of descent.
线粒体DNA通过女性系谱传递。
用于表示直系血缘关系，常用介词 from 或 to。
She is in the direct line of descent from the founder.
她是创始人的直系后裔。
指研究或追溯血统来源。
The genealogist traced the line of descent of the royal family.
系谱学家追溯了王室的世系。
用于描述从某一时期或祖先到另一时期或后代的完整世系。
This document outlines the line of descent from the 18th century to the present.
这份文件概述了从18世纪至今的血统传承。
Not this
He traced his descendant line back to the 18th century.
Use this
He traced his line of descent back to the 18th century.
学习者可能会误用 'descendant line' 来直译中文的 '后裔线'，但正确的英语短语是 'line of descent'，表示系谱或血统。
Not this
She studied the descent line of the royal family.
Use this
She studied the line of descent of the royal family.
学习者可能错误地将 'descent line' 作为固定短语使用，但标准表达是 'line of descent'，其中 'of' 连接两个名词，表示'…的系谱'。
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