| 釋義 |
descent /di'sent; di'sent/ n 1 [C, U] coming or going down: 下來; 下去： The land slopes to the sea by a gradual ~, slopes gradually. 陸地逐漸向海傾編下去。 The ~ of the mountain took two hours. 下山花了兩個(gè)小時(shí)。 2 [U] ancestry: 祖先; 祖籍： of French ~, having French ancestors; 祖籍法國; Darwin's ,Z) ~ of Man', ie his theory of evolution. 達(dá)爾文的'進(jìn)化論 He traces his ~ from the Queen of Sheba. 他追溯他的祖籍系出于希巴女王。 3 [C] ~ on/upon, sudden attack on; (colloq) unexpected visit to: 突襲; (俗) 出其不意的拜訪： The Danes made numerous ~s upon the English coast during the 10th century. 在第 10 世紀(jì)中，丹麥人曾對英國沿海作無數(shù)次的突襲。 4 [U] handing down, eg of property, titles, qualities, etc by inheritance. (財(cái)產(chǎn)，名位，特質(zhì)等) 世代相傳。 |