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descend from1.■由…流传下来,来自,源于,起源于;是…的后裔,遗传(常与助动词be连用):He is descended from pioneers.他是拓荒者的后裔。Darwin concluded that men were descended from apes.达尔文的结论是人由类人猿进化而来。2.■从…下来:The monkey descended from the tree.猴子从树上下来。3.■在讨论中从(逻辑顺序中的前一个问题)转下来,从(一般性问题)转下来;转而谈及细节 |