Descent
[ dɪ'sɛnt ]
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n. 下降;血统;倾斜;
💡 词根助记
de向下+scent爬，攀 → 下降；下坡
📝 例句
an American of Chinese descent
华裔美国人
The fare for the descent was fixed at five dollars per head.
地下参观的价格是每人五块美金。
lt's a steep descent from the top of the mountain.
这是从山顶下来的一道陡坡。
trace one's descent from
追溯于…的祖辈
On our theory, unity of type is explained by unity of descent.
依照我们的学说，体型的一致是由于祖先系谱的一致。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ des-desk书桌,cent-分:放在书桌上的一分钱掉下来了
※ descent-下降,dissent-异议:薪水的下降,员工有些异议
※ de-拼音“得”,s-似“美女”,cent-分币:我好不容易得到美女的一个分币,它却滚下了斜坡
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-scend-表示“攀登”
📖 牛津释义
descent
n
1
(a) [C usu sing 通常作单数]
coming or going down 下来; 下去
The plane began its descent into Paris. 飞机到巴黎开始降落.
(b) [C] slope 斜坡
Here there is a gradual descent to the sea. 这里有个通向海的缓坡.
2 [U] origins; ancestry 出身; 血统; 祖先; 祖籍
of French descent, ie having French ancestors 祖籍法国
He traces his descent from the Stuart kings. 他的祖先可追溯至斯图亚特国王.
3 [C] ~(on/upon sb/sth) (fig 比喻)
(a) attack 攻击; 袭击
the invaders' descent on the town 入侵者对该城的攻击.
(b) unexpected or inconvenient visit 出乎意料的或不合时宜的到访
a sudden descent by tax officials 税务官员之突然到来.
4 [sing] change to behaviour that is low and unworthy 堕落
a sharp descent to violent abuse 突然粗俗得破口大骂.
🎯 考研助记
acsend(v.上升)-ascent(n.上升，上坡路) descend(v.下降)-descent(n.降落,世系)
🔁 扩展释义
*[di'sent]n. 降落, 家系, 侵袭, 血统【医】 下降, 世代, 血统【经】 无遗嘱遗产相关词组: make a descent upon...
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Yes, I worked in a fashion shop last summer as parttime sales girl.
有，去年夏天，我曾在一家时装店任兼职售货员。
She is starting to work her way up in the company.
她在公司开始发挥实力了。
The captain learnt from the letter that the name of the lost ship was the Karen.
从这封信中船长了解到沉船船名是“卡伦”号。