descendants

英 [dɪˈsɛndənts]

美 [dɪˈsɛndənts]

n.  后裔; 后代; 子孙; (由过去类似物发展来的)派生物
descendant的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 后代;后裔;子孙
  Someone'sdescendantsare the people in later generations who are related to them.
  1. They are descendants of the original English and Scottish settlers.
     他们是最初的英格兰和苏格兰定居者的后代。
  2. ...Lord Cochrane and his descendants.
     科克伦勋爵及其后裔
• N-COUNT 派生物;衍生物;后代产物
  Something modern which developed from an older thing can be called adescendant ofit.
  1. His design was a descendant of a 1956 device...
     他的设计是从一个 1956 年的装置衍生而来的。
  2. They are the descendants of plants imported by the early settlers.
     它们是早期移民带来的一些植物的后代。

英英释义

noun

• all of the offspring of a given progenitor
  1. we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity
  Synonym:posterity

双语例句

• This became the inheritance of Joseph's descendants.
  这就作了约瑟子孙的产业。
• Of all the songs on this new album, I am most proud of Descendants of the Dragon.
  在新专辑这么多首歌曲中，最令我感到骄傲的是《龙的传人》。
• I like to believe they may be Arthur's descendants.
  我真希望它们会是亚瑟的后代。
• Thus," descendants of the dragon"," the dragon "also gained world recognition.
  因而，“龙的传人”、“龙的国度”也获得了世界的认同。
• I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying.
  我要将你现在所躺卧之地赐给你和你的后裔。
• They are the descendants of emperors and kings and are now living in reduced circumstances.
  他们是帝王的后代，但是现在境况大不如前了。
• This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants.
  这要为亚伦和他的后裔作永远的定例。
• With her dying breath, Queen Dido pronounced a malediction on Aeneas and all his descendants.
  凭借自己垂死的气息，迪多女王对阿因尼亚斯和他所有的子孙后代发出了诅咒。
• We are all the descendants of the people.
  我们都是炎黄子孙的后代。
• We are all their descendants.
  我们都是他们的后代。