descendant
gb/dɪsˈɛndənt/ us/dɪsˈɛndənt/
B2
Αγγλικά
~ 9100
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
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.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a descendant of [someone/some group]
Συχνό λάθος:
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'.
Συνώνυμα
offspring (Usually refers to children directly, while 'descendant' often includes many later generations.)
Αντώνυμα
ancestor (An ancestor is someone you come from in the past; a descendant is someone in the future who comes from you.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
direct descendant
|distant descendant
|living descendants
|royal descendants
|descendants of immigrants
|descendants of slaves
Θέματα
family
|history
|relationships
|animals
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Ουσιαστικό
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.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
a descendant of [something earlier]
Συχνό λάθος:
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.
Συνώνυμα
successor (Often focuses on what comes next in order, while 'descendant' highlights development from an original form or line.)
Αντώνυμα
predecessor (A predecessor is what came before; a descendant is what came later and developed from it.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
modern descendant
|spiritual descendant
|linguistic descendant
|cultural descendant
|descendant of earlier versions
Θέματα
technology
|culture
|science
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- 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.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- 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.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
descendant
IPA
GB/dɪsˈɛndənt/
US/dɪsˈɛndənt/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
des - cend - ant (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cend)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: descendant
- Plural: descendants
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
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.
Παραδείγματα
- 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.