◊ If people or things are in descending order, they are arranged in a series that begins with the greatest or largest and ends with the least or smallest.按降序排列;按递减顺序排列
The states are listed in descending order of population size.各州按照人口由多到少的顺序排列。
The sale items are arranged in descending order according to price.销售的商品按照价格由高到低的顺序排列。