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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5385 COCA: 5454

descent

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
descent /dɪˈsɛnt/ noun
plural descents
descent
/dɪˈsɛnt/
noun
plural descents
Learner's definition of DESCENT
formal
1 
[count] : the act or process of descending下降；下来: such as
a  : the act or process of going from a higher to a lower place or level下降；降落 — usually singular通常用单数
— opposite ascent
b  : the act or process or changing to a worse state or condition衰落；堕落；陷入
2 
[count] : a way of going down something : a downward slope, path, etc.向下的路；斜坡；坡道
3 
[noncount] : the people in your family who lived before you were born : your ancestors祖先；世系；血统
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5385 COCA: 5454

descent

noun

de·​scent di-ˈsent How to pronounce descent (audio)
1
a
: derivation from an ancestor : birth, lineage
of French descent
patrilineal descent
b
: transmission or devolution of an estate (see estate entry 1 sense 4b) by inheritance usually in the descending line
c
: the fact or process of originating from an ancestral stock
the descent of modern humans and chimpanzees from a common ancestor
d
: the shaping or development in nature and character by transmission from a source : derivation
… could trace a faint but sure descent from Roman law. R. W. Southern
2
: the act or process of descending from a higher to a lower level, rank, or state
begin our descent down the mountain
3
: a step downward in a scale of gradation
specifically : one generation in an ancestral line or genealogical scale
His pedigree shows eleven descents.
4
a
: an inclination downward : slope
a nearly perpendicular descent
b
: a way (such as a downgrade or stairway) that descends or leads downward
c
obsolete : the lowest part
from the extremest upward of thy head to the descent and dust below thy foot Shakespeare
5
a
: attack, invasion
descent of the locusts
b
: a sudden disconcerting appearance (as for a visit)
unprepared for the descent of her in-laws
6
: a downward step (as in station or value) : decline
the descent of the family into poverty

Synonyms

Example Sentences

The book describes his descent into a deep depression after the death of his wife. her slow descent to a life of addiction The only path that goes down to the river is a rather steep descent, so be careful.
Recent Examples on the Web Now the overwhelming majority of people of European descent can chug milk into their golden years. Haley Weiss, The Atlantic, 27 July 2022 Then, a firestorm started with two of the least likely combatants: Igor Larionov and Peter Forsberg, men of European descent more comfortable letting their handiwork show with exquisite passes, not punches. Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2022 While a majority of Australians are of European descent, the country has a fast-growing Asian population. Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 22 June 2022 Buffalo police declined to comment on the document that focuses on racist, anti-immigrant and antisemitic beliefs, including a desire to drive all those not of European descent from the U.S. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 15 May 2022 Buffalo police declined to comment on the document, circulated widely online, that purports to outline the attacker’s racist, anti-immigrant and antisemitic beliefs, including a desire to drive all people not of European descent from the U.S. Carolyn Thompson, Michael Balsamo And Dave Collins, Anchorage Daily News, 15 May 2022 Nigel Quartey, 40, an executive assistant who lives in Baltimore, has roots in Ghana and the Caribbean, and his wife’s family is of Eastern European Jewish descent. New York Times, 5 Apr. 2022 The authors note a number of limitations to their study, including that most of those participating were white adults of European descent who reported their own alcohol intake. Bloomberg.com, 3 Mar. 2022 Black people were legally allowed to vote after the passage of the 15th Amendment, but not Native Americans or people of Asian descent. AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French descente, from Anglo-French descendre — see descend

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of descent was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing descent
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5385 COCA: 5454
descent

noun¹

 1movement down下移ADJECTIVE | VERB + DESCENT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤fast, rapid, swift (especially BrE) 快速下降；迅速下降▸➤slow緩慢下降▸➤steep陡降▸➤gentle, gradual緩緩的下降；逐漸下降▸➤long長距離的下降▸➤difficult, easy有難度的／不費力的下降◇They began the difficult descent of the mountain's south face.他們開始沿山的南坡艱難地往下走。➤final最後的下降◇The plane was making its final descent.飛機進入最後降落階段。VERB + DESCENT➤make下降▸➤begin, start開始下降▸➤continue繼續下降▸➤slow減緩下降◇The space capsule used parachutes to slow its descent.太空艙用降落傘以減低其下降速度。PREPOSITION➤during a/the descent, on a/the descent在下降時◇The engines failed on the plane's descent to Newark.飛機向紐瓦克機場降落時發動機失靈了。➤descent down沿⋯的向下◇I made a slow and painful descent down the stairs.我痛苦地慢慢下樓梯。➤descent from從⋯的下降◇the descent from the top of the mountain從山頂下來➤descent into (figurative) 深陷於⋯中◇his descent into alcoholism他沉溺於酒癮之中➤descent to向⋯的下降◇The plane began its gentle descent to Narita.飛機開始緩緩地向成田機場降落。PHRASES➤a rate of descent下降速度◇We slowed the balloon's rate of descent.我們放慢了氣球的降落速度。
descent

noun²

 2surface that goes downwards斜坡ADJECTIVE➤gentle緩坡▸➤steep陡坡
descent

noun³

 3family origins家庭出身ADJECTIVE | VERB + DESCENT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤direct, lineal直系後裔◇She claims direct descent from Queen Victoria.她聲稱自己是維多利亞女王的直系後裔。➤common共同起源◇Most European languages have a common descent.大多數歐洲語言都有共同的起源。➤mixed混合血統▸➤African, Chinese, European, Irish, etc.非洲裔、華裔、歐洲裔、愛爾蘭裔等VERB + DESCENT➤claim, have聲稱有⋯血統；有⋯血統▸➤trace追溯血統▸➤share共有血統◇groups sharing common descent擁有共同血統的人群PREPOSITION➤by descent按照血統◇She is Hungarian by descent.她祖籍匈牙利。➤descent from出身於⋯◇He claims to have traced descent from Christopher Columbus.他聲稱自己的出身可追溯到克里斯托弗・哥倫布。PHRASES➤a line of descent世系◇Humans and other apes followed separate lines of descent from a common ancestor.人類和其他猿類從一個共同的祖先進化而來，但屬於不同的世系。➤of Mexican, Scottish, etc. descent墨西哥裔的、蘇格蘭裔的等◇She is of mixed European and African descent.她有歐洲和非洲的混合血統。

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