| 词汇 | descent |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： c.1300, from Fr. descente, from L. descendre (see descend) on model ofattente, vente (the etymological English word from L. would be *descence). Figurative use is from late 14c. Meaning "action of descending," also "a downward slope" is from 1590s. Meaning "act of descending from an ancestor" is from mid-14c. Evolutionary sense is from 1859 in Darwin, though there are uses which suggest essentially the same thing going back to 1630s. 词根记忆： n. 下降,降下;斜坡;血统,家世Those innocent adolescents ascending the hill are the tribe's descendants of decent descent.这些爬山的天真青少年是这个部落具有正派血统的后代. n. 下降;下坡(de+scent)[scend,scens,scent=climb,表示"爬,攀"] 词根词缀： descent descent n 下降,下坡(de+scent) scend, scens, scent=climb,表示”爬,攀” ascend v 登上,爬上(a 向上+scend) descend v 下降,传下(de向下+scend=向下爬) condescend v 屈尊俯就(con全部+descend=全身向下=屈尊俯就) condescension n “屈尊,贬低(condescend, d 变s+ion) ”transcend v 超越,胜过(trans超过+scend=爬过去=超越) descendant n 子孙,后代(descend传下+ant人=传下的人=后代) ascendancy n 权势,优势(ascend上升+ancy=上升状态=优势) descent n 下降,下坡(de+scent) |
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