| 单词 | descend from sth |
| 释义 | descend from sth descend from sth — phrasal verb with descend /dɪˈsend/ verb 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 sbC2 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 |
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