| 释义 |
be descended from someone
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C2
to be related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past: 从…繁衍而来;是…的后代
Her father is descended from Greek royalty.她的父亲是希腊皇室的后代。
Humans are descended from (= developed from) ape-like creatures.人类是从类人猿进化而来的。
I'm descended from immigrants on both sides of the family.
They found that she was descended from Edward III.
The population is descended from a relatively small number of settlers.
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