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源自拉丁语 'descendere',意为 '下降、传下',通过古法语 'descendre' 进入英语。
❶ 指某人的后代或子孙,即从某个人或群体延续下来的后代成员。
“Many descendants of the original settlers still live in this town.”
(许多最初定居者的后代仍然住在这个镇上。)
“He is proud of his descendants who have achieved great success.”
(他为那些取得巨大成功的后代感到自豪。)
direct descendants — 指直系后代,即子女、孙子女等直接血缘关系的后代。
“Only direct descendants are eligible to inherit the estate.”
(只有直系后代才有资格继承遗产。)
living descendants — 指仍然在世的子孙后代,用于强调现存的血脉延续。
“The historian interviewed living descendants of the war veterans.”
(历史学家采访了那些战争老兵的尚存后代。)