descent

noun

1. the act of changing your location in a downward direction

2. properties attributable to your ancestry

e.g. he comes from good origins

Synonym: originextraction

3. a movement downward

4. the descendants of one individual

e.g. his entire lineage has been warriors

Synonym: lineagelineline of descentbloodlineblood linebloodpedigreeancestryoriginparentagestemmastock

5. a downward slope or bend

Synonym: declivityfalldeclinedeclinationdeclensiondownslope

6. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

Synonym: line of descentlineagefiliation

1. 下降;降落
A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.

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e.g. Sixteen of the youngsters set off for help, but during the descent three collapsed in the cold and rain.
16 名年轻人出发去寻求帮助，但在下山过程中有 3 人因寒冷和大雨晕倒了。
e.g. ...the crash of an Airbus A300 on its descent into Kathmandu airport.
空客 A300 在加德满都机场降落时的坠毁

2. 斜坡;斜面
A descent is a surface that slopes downwards, for example the side of a steep hill.

e.g. On the descents, cyclists spin past cars, freewheeling downhill at tremendous speed.
在坡道上，自行车手飞驰着超越了一辆辆汽车，靠着惯性一路疾冲下山。

3. (形势的)恶化;(人的)堕落，沦落
When you want to emphasize that a situation becomes very bad, you can talk about someone's or something's descent into that situation.

e.g. The only lasting solution lies in a political settlement. Without it, their descent into chaos will be guaranteed.
唯一的长久之计是通过政治手段解决。否则，他们势必会陷入一片混乱。
e.g. ...his swift descent from respected academic to struggling small businessman.
他从一名受人尊敬的学者到一个度日艰难的小商人的瞬间沦落

4. 血统;家世;出身
You use descent to talk about a person's family background, for example their nationality or social status.

e.g. All the contributors were of African descent.
所有的撰稿人都是非裔人士。

1. 下降：根据统计,发生坠机事件次数,起飞(take off)占12%,爬升(climb)占13%,下降(descent)占3%,飞近机场(approach)占13%,着陆(landing)占45%. 而飞机在空中平稳行驶(cruise)时,只占6%.

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2. 继承：加拿大公民的TN身份可以继承(descent)或归化(naturalization). 源于美国、加拿大以外的TN身份申请者必须证明其具有TN身份申请相关要求的同等条件. 如果TN身份申请被拒,不可以申诉. 若是在边境口岸被拒,

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3. 世系：6、一个本地部落,在异族结婚和女性血族关系制度的联合影响下,可能达到被认为属于不同世系(descent)的人的性别平衡,因此它的成员可能可以互相通婚,并在部落整体范围内始终遵从外婚原则.