descended

英 [dɪˈsendɪd]

美 [dɪˈsendɪd]

adj.  (人)是…的后代的，为…的后裔的; (动物)由…演变而来的，为…的变种的
v.  下来; 下去; 下降; 下斜; 下倾; 降临; 来临
descend的过去分词和过去式

Collins.1

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 是…的后代的;为…的后裔的
  A person who isdescended fromsomeone who lived a long time ago is directly related to them.
  1. She told us she was descended from some Scottish Lord.
     她告诉我们她是某苏格兰勋爵的后裔。
• ADJ 由…演变而来的;为…的变种的
  An animal that isdescended fromanother sort of animal has developed from the original sort.
  1. Domestic chickens are descended from jungle fowl of Southeast Asia.
     家鸡是由东南亚原鸡演变而来的。

双语例句

• The other pilots have already descended.
  其他飞行员已经在下降了。
• A disaster descended from heaven ( i.e.befell sb. unexpectedly).
  灾祸从天而降。
• He descended into a cellar.
  他走下地窖。
• By the end of his life, Presley's vocals often descended close to self-parody.
  在人生的最后阶段，猫王普雷斯利的歌曲大不如前，通常近乎于自我嘲弄。
• Men descended from apes.
  人起源于猿猴。
• An uneasy calm descended on the area
  一种令人不安的平静笼罩了该地区。
• The elevator descended slowly to the ground floor.
  电梯缓缓地降到底楼。
• A reverent hush descended on the multitude.
  人群虔敬地噤了声。
• Darkness has now descended and the moon and stars shine hazily in the clear sky.
  夜幕现在已经降临，晴朗的天空里月影婆娑，星光朦胧。
• And I as a dutiful son, as they choose that I shall BE descended from you.
  我当一个孝子，既然他们选定了我做你的后代。