descent /di'sent/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a movement downward
- (n.) the act of changing your location in a downward direction
- (n.) the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Chinese translation
- n. 降落, 家系, 侵袭, 血统
- [医] 下降, 世代, 血统
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun
- Pronunciation
- /di'sent/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.93 · Super Rare
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