descended

英 [dɪˈsendɪd]

美 [dɪˈsendɪd]

adj.  (人)是…的后代的，为…的后裔的; (动物)由…演变而来的，为…的变种的
v.  下来; 下去; 下降; 下斜; 下倾; 降临; 来临
descend的过去分词和过去式

Collins.1

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 是…的后代的;为…的后裔的
  A person who isdescended fromsomeone who lived a long time ago is directly related to them.
  1. She told us she was descended from some Scottish Lord.
     她告诉我们她是某苏格兰勋爵的后裔。
• ADJ 由…演变而来的;为…的变种的
  An animal that isdescended fromanother sort of animal has developed from the original sort.
  1. Domestic chickens are descended from jungle fowl of Southeast Asia.
     家鸡是由东南亚原鸡演变而来的。

双语例句

• A mood of melancholy descended on us.
  一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• A disaster descended from heaven ( i.e.befell sb. unexpectedly).
  灾祸从天而降。
• The paratroopers descended slowly through the air.
  伞兵徐徐飘落。
• Men descended from apes.
  人起源于猿猴。
• By the end of his life, Presley's vocals often descended close to self-parody.
  在人生的最后阶段，猫王普雷斯利的歌曲大不如前，通常近乎于自我嘲弄。
• The sun descended behind the hills.
  太阳下了山。
• An uneasy calm descended on the area
  一种令人不安的平静笼罩了该地区。
• He was ultimately overthrown and the country descended into chaos.
  他最终被推翻，整个国家则陷入了混乱。
• One day depression descended upon him, and wherever he went after that he could never throw it off.
  有一天，他突然开始消沉起来，从那以后，无论他走到哪儿也摆脱不了这种情绪。
• 3,000 city officials descended on Capitol Hill to lobby for more money
  3,000名市政官员齐聚国会山，为筹集更多的款项进行游说。