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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

  • These were the descendants of Joseph by their clans.
    按着家族,这就是约瑟的子孙。
  • We are all the descendants of the people.
    我们都是炎黄子孙的后代。
  • With her dying breath, Queen Dido pronounced a malediction on Aeneas and all his descendants.
    凭借自己垂死的气息,迪多女王对阿因尼亚斯和他所有的子孙后代发出了诅咒。
  • Four centuries later their descendants are less impressed by such adventuring.
    四个世纪之后,他们的后代似乎对于这样的冒险没有那么热情了。
  • 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。
  • A number of descendants of George Washington's slaves attended the opening celebration of the restored quarters.
    许多华盛顿的奴隶的后代参加到了复原住所对外开放的仪式上。
  • They are all Sun Quan's descendants living in Longmen.
    他们都是居住在龙门镇的孙权后裔。
  • So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets.
    这就是你们自己证明,是杀害先知者的子孙了。
  • 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。
  • They will light on you and your descendants as a sign and a wonder for all time.
    这些咒骂对你和你的子孙,永远是一个徽号和征兆。