mid-15c. (adj.), c. 1600 (n.), from French descendant (13c.), present participle of descendre (see descend). Despite a tendency to use descendent for the adjective and descendant for the noun, descendant seems to be prevailing in all uses and appears 5 times more often than its rival in books printed since 1900. Compare dependant.
双语例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria.
她是维多利亚女王的嫡系后代。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He was an O'Conor and a direct descendant of the last High King of Ireland.
他属于奥康纳家族，是爱尔兰最后一位君王的嫡系后裔。
来自《权威词典》
4. a lineal descendant of the company's founder
公司创始人的直系后裔
来自《权威词典》
5. He is a lineal descendant of the company's founder.
