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

• 3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money
  3,000名市政官员齐聚国会山，为筹集更多的款项进行游说。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A reverent hush descended on the multitude.
  人群虔敬地噤了声。
• The same heavy, brooding silence descended on them.
  他们也感觉到了同样沉重压抑的寂静。
• A blanket of silence descended.
  大家都沉默不语。