英语词汇“descent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

If you’re on your way down, you’re making a descent, whether that’s as a passenger in an airplane that's landing, or if you’re tumbling down a staircase you just slipped on.

Descent comes from the verb descend — to go down. In the original Latin meaning, descent was used spatially, in reference to physical action, like going downstairs into a creepy basement. Metaphorically, though, we also use it to describe origins, especially in ancestry, when we consider ourselves descendants of our forebears.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

decent / descent / dissent

Decent is all buttoned up. Descent has all the fun because it gets to climb down a mountain. Dissent is what you do when the glee club wants to get matching red outfits but you like purple.

Decent, pronounced "DEE-sent," means "socially acceptable." It's also an old fashioned way to say "polite." These days if you ask someone if she's decent, you probably don't care if she went to finishing school, you're just wondering if she's dressed so you can come in. Decent can also mean good but not excellent. Have it both ways:

He's a decent old chap, but isn't at home much. (Bertram Mitford)

"We're going to work hard out there, and earn a decent living." (New York Times)

Descent, pronounced "dih-SENT," means the act of moving downward, either physically or socially, like an evil cartoon character's descent into the underworld, or a villain's descent into madness, or even your descent into the subway station or down a mountain:

There are a few nasty, short climbs, but several long descents too. (Guardian)

Descent can also refer to a person's cultural background. Makes sense if you think about going down the family tree:

The women, U.S. citizens of Somali descent, are charged with conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. (Washington Post)

Finally, dissent, also pronounced "dih-SENT" is to pipe up against popular opinion.

It can refer to an opinion that differs from an official or popularly held one.To dissent is to voice such an opinion. There are shades of meaning, but it always means to go against the grain:

Mr. Putin, who has rarely faced public dissent in his 11 years in power, appeared momentarily taken aback, but quickly recovered and finished his statement. (New York Times)

Mrs. Twining curled her mouth in bitter dissent. (Edgar Fawcett)

To recap: decent is fine and you're dressed, descent is to go down down down, and dissent is when you're opinion doesn't mesh with others.

WORD FAMILY

descent: descents

USAGE EXAMPLES

When it completes its descent at midnight, a giant "2017" sign will illuminate and a shower of fireworks with light up the sky.

Reuters(Dec 31, 2016)

“It felt a lot like a normal descent for a landing,” he said.

New York Times(Dec 31, 2016)

They threaten to return this country to the grimmest chapters of our history, like the mass imprisonment of U.S. citizens and noncitizens of Japanese descent.

Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)

1n a movement downward

Hypo|Hyper

drop, fall

a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity

lightening

descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped

set

the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon

cascade, shower

a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower

sinking

a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

slide

(geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

settling, subsidence, subsiding

a gradual sinking to a lower level

free fall

the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field

immersion, submergence, submerging, submersion

sinking until covered completely with water

foundering, going under

(of a ship) sinking

avalanche

a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

landslide, landslip

a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff

plunge

a steep and rapid fall

precipitation

the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height

change of location, travel

a movement through space that changes the location of something

2n the act of changing your location in a downward direction

Hypo|Hyper

jump, parachuting

descent with a parachute

dive, nose dive, nosedive

a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

abseil, rappel

(mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body

swoop

a swift descent through the air

crash dive

a rapid descent by a submarine

drop

the act of dropping something

collapse, flop

the act of throwing yourself down

skydiving

performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute

power dive

a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine

motion, move, movement

the act of changing location from one place to another

3n a downward slope or bend

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

declension, declination, decline, declivity, downslope, fall

acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

downhill

the downward slope of a hill

steep

a steep place (as on a hill)

incline, side, slope

an elevated geological formation

4n properties attributable to your ancestry

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

extraction, origin

full blood

descent from parents both of one pure breed

ancestry, derivation, filiation, lineage

inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

5n the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

filiation, line of descent, lineage

bilateral descent

line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family

unilateral descent

line of descent traced through one side of the family

cognation, enation, matrilineage

line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family

agnation, patrilineage

line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family

family relationship, kinship, relationship

(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption

6n the descendants of one individual

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock

family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept

people descended from a common ancestor

side

a family line of descent

people

members of a family line

homefolk

the people of your home locality (especially your own family)

house

aristocratic family line

dynasty

a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

gens, name

family based on male descent

family tree, genealogy

successive generations of kin

单词	descent
释义	descent (once / 306 pages) n If you’re on your way down, you’re making a descent, whether that’s as a passenger in an airplane that's landing, or if you’re tumbling down a staircase you just slipped on. Descent comes from the verb descend — to go down. In the original Latin meaning, descent was used spatially, in reference to physical action, like going downstairs into a creepy basement. Metaphorically, though, we also use it to describe origins, especially in ancestry, when we consider ourselves descendants of our forebears. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS decent / descent / dissent Decent is all buttoned up. Descent has all the fun because it gets to climb down a mountain. Dissent is what you do when the glee club wants to get matching red outfits but you like purple. Decent, pronounced "DEE-sent," means "socially acceptable." It's also an old fashioned way to say "polite." These days if you ask someone if she's decent, you probably don't care if she went to finishing school, you're just wondering if she's dressed so you can come in. Decent can also mean good but not excellent. Have it both ways: He's a decent old chap, but isn't at home much. (Bertram Mitford) "We're going to work hard out there, and earn a decent living." (New York Times) Descent, pronounced "dih-SENT," means the act of moving downward, either physically or socially, like an evil cartoon character's descent into the underworld, or a villain's descent into madness, or even your descent into the subway station or down a mountain: There are a few nasty, short climbs, but several long descents too. (Guardian) Descent can also refer to a person's cultural background. Makes sense if you think about going down the family tree: The women, U.S. citizens of Somali descent, are charged with conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization. (Washington Post) Finally, dissent, also pronounced "dih-SENT" is to pipe up against popular opinion. It can refer to an opinion that differs from an official or popularly held one.To dissent is to voice such an opinion. There are shades of meaning, but it always means to go against the grain: Mr. Putin, who has rarely faced public dissent in his 11 years in power, appeared momentarily taken aback, but quickly recovered and finished his statement. (New York Times) Mrs. Twining curled her mouth in bitter dissent. (Edgar Fawcett) To recap: decent is fine and you're dressed, descent is to go down down down, and dissent is when you're opinion doesn't mesh with others. WORD FAMILY descent: descents USAGE EXAMPLES When it completes its descent at midnight, a giant "2017" sign will illuminate and a shower of fireworks with light up the sky. Reuters(Dec 31, 2016) “It felt a lot like a normal descent for a landing,” he said. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) They threaten to return this country to the grimmest chapters of our history, like the mass imprisonment of U.S. citizens and noncitizens of Japanese descent. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1n a movement downward Hypo\|Hyper drop, fall a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity lightening descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped set the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon cascade, shower a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower sinking a descent as through liquid (especially through water) slide (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. settling, subsidence, subsiding a gradual sinking to a lower level free fall the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field immersion, submergence, submerging, submersion sinking until covered completely with water foundering, going under (of a ship) sinking avalanche a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain landslide, landslip a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff plunge a steep and rapid fall precipitation the act of casting down or falling headlong from a height change of location, travel a movement through space that changes the location of something 2n the act of changing your location in a downward direction Hypo\|Hyper jump, parachuting descent with a parachute dive, nose dive, nosedive a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft abseil, rappel (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body swoop a swift descent through the air crash dive a rapid descent by a submarine drop the act of dropping something collapse, flop the act of throwing yourself down skydiving performing acrobatics in free fall before pulling the ripcord of a parachute power dive a dive of an airplane that is accelerated both by gravity and by the power of the engine motion, move, movement the act of changing location from one place to another 3n a downward slope or bend Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper declension, declination, decline, declivity, downslope, fall acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade an upward slope or grade (as in a road) downhill the downward slope of a hill steep a steep place (as on a hill) incline, side, slope an elevated geological formation 4n properties attributable to your ancestry Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper extraction, origin full blood descent from parents both of one pure breed ancestry, derivation, filiation, lineage inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline 5n the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper filiation, line of descent, lineage bilateral descent line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family unilateral descent line of descent traced through one side of the family cognation, enation, matrilineage line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family agnation, patrilineage line of descent traced through the paternal side of the family family relationship, kinship, relationship (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption 6n the descendants of one individual Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept people descended from a common ancestor side a family line of descent people members of a family line homefolk the people of your home locality (especially your own family) house aristocratic family line dynasty a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family gens, name family based on male descent family tree, genealogy successive generations of kin
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