
好词典

源自拉丁语 'descendere',由 'de-'(向下)和 'scandere'(爬)组成,意为向下移动或爬下。
❶ 指物体或数值从高处向低处移动或减少的状态,常用于描述下降、递减的过程或排列顺序。
“The plane is descending towards the airport.”
(飞机正在向机场降落。)
“Prices are descending gradually due to the promotion.”
(由于促销活动,价格正在逐渐下降。)
❶ 表示从高处移动到低处的动作,或指从祖先、源头传承下来的关系。
“He descended the stairs slowly.”
(他慢慢地走下楼梯。)
“The eagle descended upon its prey.”
(老鹰俯冲向它的猎物。)
descending order — 指按从大到小或从高到低的顺序排列,常用于数字、等级等数据的排序。
“Sort the test scores in descending order to see who got the highest mark.”
(将考试成绩按降序排列,看看谁得分最高。)
descending upon — 突然降临或快速接近某物或某人,常用于描述鸟类、天气变化或突发事件。
“The seagulls descended upon the leftover food at the picnic.”
(海鸥突然扑向野餐时剩下的食物。)