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

• This house was descended from my father.
  这所房子是我父亲传下的。
• A rain of stones descended on the police.
  一阵乱石砸向警察。
• 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。
• The ring has descended from my greatgrandmother.
  这枚戒指是我曾祖母传下来的。
• A disaster descended from heaven ( i.e.befell sb. unexpectedly).
  灾祸从天而降。
• They descended from the plane into a forest of microphones and cameras.
  他们从飞机上走下来，迎接他们的是数不清的麦克风和照相机。
• A darkness has descended on my castle. I am lost.
  我的城堡被黑暗笼罩，我输了。
• He descended into a cellar.
  他走下地窖。
• The paratroopers descended slowly through the air.
  伞兵徐徐飘落。
• The other pilots have already descended.
  其他飞行员已经在下降了。