释义 |
descend from sth descend from sth — phrasal verb with descend /dɪˈsend/ verb
1 F0 to have developed from something that existed in the past: » All living creatures are thought to descend from an organism that came into being three billion years ago.Thesaurus+: ↑Innate and congenital , ↑Geneticsbe descended from sb2 C2 to be related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past: » Her father is descended from Greek royalty.» Humans are descended from (= developed from) ape-like creatures.Thesaurus+: ↑Ancestors and descendants |