descendant
/dɪˈsɛndənt/ 形容词 C1中文： 下降的、祖传的、派生的
- Descending; going down. · The elevator resumed its descendant trajectory.
- Descending from a biological ancestor. · Power in the kingdom is transferred in a descendant manner.
- Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.
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It is likely that the Musgrave who held the secret died in the interval, and by some oversight left this guide to his descendant without explaining the meaning of it.
There he sat, with his tweed suit and his American accent, in the corner of a prosaic railway-carriage, and yet as I looked at his dark and expressive face I felt more than ever how true a descendant he was of that long line of high-blooded, fiery, and masterful men.
‘Major Cavalcanti, a worthy patrician of Lucca, a descendant of the Cavalcanti of Florence,’” continued Monte Cristo, reading aloud, “‘possessing an income of half a million.’”
“I am (as you have said) the Count Andrea Cavalcanti, son of Major Bartolomeo Cavalcanti, a descendant of the Cavalcanti whose names are inscribed in the golden book at Florence.
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