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

• 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。
• An uneasy calm descended on the area
  一种令人不安的平静笼罩了该地区。
• A disaster descended from heaven ( i.e.befell sb. unexpectedly).
  灾祸从天而降。
• The other pilots have already descended.
  其他飞行员已经在下降了。
• The paratroopers descended slowly through the air.
  伞兵徐徐飘落。
• He descended into a cellar.
  他走下地窖。
• As soon as he saw pen he descended from the window seat and saluted the new-comer.
  他一瞥见潘，马上从窗座一跃而下，招乎这位新来的人。
• She descended one flight of stairs.
  她走下了一段楼梯。
• The plane descended through the clouds.
  飞机穿云而降。
• The sun descended behind the hills.
  太阳下了山。