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后裔,传下来的东西传下的,下降的

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Descendant \De*scend"ant\, a. [F. descendant, p. pr. of
   descendre. Cf. {Descendent}.]
   Descendent.

Descendant \De*scend"ant\, n.
   One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; --
   correlative to ancestor or ascendant.

         Our first parents and their descendants. --Hale.

         The descendant of so many kings and emperors. --Burke.

资料来源 : WordNet®

descendant
     adj : going or coming down [syn: {descendent}]
     n : a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
         [syn: {descendent}] [ant: {ancestor}]