| 单词 | descent |
| 释义 | descent n. 1. a the act of descending. b an instance of this. c a downward movement. 2. a a way or path etc. by which one may descend. b a downward slope. 3. a being descended; lineage, family origin (traces his descent from William the Conqueror). b the transmission of qualities, property, privileges, etc., by inheritance. 4. a a decline; a fall. b a lowering (of pitch, temperature, etc.). 5. a sudden violent attack. Etymology: ME f. OF descente f. descendre DESCEND |
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