descendant
gb/dɪsˈɛndənt/ us/dɪsˈɛndənt/
B2
Angličtina
~ 9100
Významy
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Podstatné jméno
B2
entity
1
person from a later generation
A person who comes from another person in the past, like a child, grandchild, or great‑grandchild of that person.
Vzorec užití:
a descendant of [someone/some group]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'descendant' with 'ancestor'. Remember: an ancestor is someone in the past you come from; a descendant is someone in the future (or later generation) who comes from you or from another person. Spelling is also tricky: 'descendant' (with 'ant'), not 'descendent'.
Synonyma
offspring (Usually refers to children directly, while 'descendant' often includes many later generations.)
Antonyma
ancestor (An ancestor is someone you come from in the past; a descendant is someone in the future who comes from you.)
Kolokace
direct descendant
|distant descendant
|living descendants
|royal descendants
|descendants of immigrants
|descendants of slaves
Témata
family
|history
|relationships
|animals
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- She claims to be a direct descendant of the famous painter.
- Many of the island’s current residents are descendants of shipwrecked sailors.
- As a descendant of immigrants, he feels a strong connection to both cultures.
- The ceremony honored the descendants of the people who founded the town.
- DNA evidence helped researchers identify living descendants of the ancient king.
Učební příklady
- I am a descendant of farmers from this village.
- They met with the descendants of the writer to talk about his life.
- He is a direct descendant of the country’s first president.
- The descendants of the family still live in that big house.
- Many people in this city are descendants of workers who came here 100 years ago.
Podstatné jméno
C1
entity
2
later version of something earlier
A later version of something that grew or changed from an earlier thing, like a new technology, language, or style.
Vzorec užití:
a descendant of [something earlier]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes think 'descendant' can only be used for people. It is also common in modern English to use it for things like languages, technologies, and styles that developed from something earlier.
Synonyma
successor (Often focuses on what comes next in order, while 'descendant' highlights development from an original form or line.)
Antonyma
predecessor (A predecessor is what came before; a descendant is what came later and developed from it.)
Kolokace
modern descendant
|spiritual descendant
|linguistic descendant
|cultural descendant
|descendant of earlier versions
Témata
technology
|culture
|science
|core_vocabulary
Příklady
- This operating system is a direct descendant of early Unix software.
- Modern Romance languages are descendants of Latin.
- The new model is clearly a descendant of last year’s design.
- Today’s smartphones are descendants of simple mobile phones from the 1990s.
- Many internet memes are descendants of older jokes and cartoons.
Učební příklady
- Spanish and French are descendants of Latin.
- This small car is a descendant of an older racing model.
- Most modern computers are descendants of a few early machines.
- Her music is a descendant of 1990s pop and rock styles.
- This writing system is a descendant of an ancient script.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
descendant
IPA
GB/dɪsˈɛndənt/
US/dɪsˈɛndənt/
Slabiky a přízvuk
des - cend - ant (3 slabiky)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cend)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: descendant
- Plural: descendants
Příbuzná slova
Výrazy
be a descendant of
1/bˈi ə dɪsˈɛndənt əv/
fixed phrase
belong to a later family line
To come from a person or group in the past as part of their family line.
Příklady
- She is a descendant of one of the country’s first settlers.
- They discovered that he was a descendant of the famous scientist.
- Many citizens here are descendants of people who escaped the war.