descendants

英 [dɪˈsɛndənts]

美 [dɪˈsɛndənts]

n.  后裔; 后代; 子孙; (由过去类似物发展来的)派生物
descendant的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 后代;后裔;子孙
  Someone'sdescendantsare the people in later generations who are related to them.
  1. They are descendants of the original English and Scottish settlers.
     他们是最初的英格兰和苏格兰定居者的后代。
  2. ...Lord Cochrane and his descendants.
     科克伦勋爵及其后裔
• N-COUNT 派生物;衍生物;后代产物
  Something modern which developed from an older thing can be called adescendant ofit.
  1. His design was a descendant of a 1956 device...
     他的设计是从一个 1956 年的装置衍生而来的。
  2. They are the descendants of plants imported by the early settlers.
     它们是早期移民带来的一些植物的后代。

英英释义

noun

• all of the offspring of a given progenitor
  1. we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity
  Synonym:posterity

双语例句

• Immigrants and their descendants helped pioneer new industries and fuel our Information Age, from Google to the iPhone.
  是移民及其后代帮助开拓了新的产业，推动了我们从谷歌到iPhone的信息时代。
• Of all the songs on this new album, I am most proud of Descendants of the Dragon.
  在新专辑这么多首歌曲中，最令我感到骄傲的是《龙的传人》。
• Thus," descendants of the dragon"," the dragon "also gained world recognition.
  因而，“龙的传人”、“龙的国度”也获得了世界的认同。
• I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying.
  我要将你现在所躺卧之地赐给你和你的后裔。
• While the Mughal emperors are the descendants of Genghis Khan, their history has changed them.
  虽然莫卧儿的皇帝们都是成吉思汗的子孙，他们的历史仍然改变了他们。
• They are descendants of the original English and Scottish settlers.
  他们是最初的英格兰和苏格兰定居者的后代。
• The so-called guest workers ( Gastarbeiter) and their descendants form an important minority group in Austria.
  所谓的外来工人（客籍工人）和他们的后裔组成了奥地利的很重要的少数民族。
• These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.
  按着家族，这就是约瑟的子孙。
• May the Eternal Light shine upon you and your descendants for what you've done this day.
  愿永恒的光明照耀着你和你的子孙后代&为了今天你所做的一切。
• A sin inherited by all descendants of Adam.
  亚当后代的与生俱来的罪恶感。