| 释义 |
descent | BrE dɪˈsɛnt, AmE dəˈsɛnt | noun ① countable (downward motion) 下降 xiàjiàng ▸ to make one's/its descent 下降 xiàjiàng ② countable (down slope) 下坡 xiàpō ▸ a steep descent 陡坡 ③ uncountable (extraction) 血统 xuètǒng ▸ of Irish descent 爱尔兰血统的 ▸ to trace one's descent; 追溯祖先 ▸ to claim descent from … 声称是…的后代 ④ uncountable figurative (decline) 堕落 duòluò ▸ descent into crime 堕落到犯罪 |