descendant
gb/dɪsˈɛndənt/ us/dɪsˈɛndənt/
B2
Английский
~ 9100
Значения
0 значений
Существительное
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.
Модель употребления:
a descendant of [someone/some group]
Частая ошибка:
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'.
Синонимы
offspring (Usually refers to children directly, while 'descendant' often includes many later generations.)
Антонимы
ancestor (An ancestor is someone you come from in the past; a descendant is someone in the future who comes from you.)
Коллокации
direct descendant
|distant descendant
|living descendants
|royal descendants
|descendants of immigrants
|descendants of slaves
Темы
family
|history
|relationships
|animals
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Существительное
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.
Модель употребления:
a descendant of [something earlier]
Частая ошибка:
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.
Синонимы
successor (Often focuses on what comes next in order, while 'descendant' highlights development from an original form or line.)
Антонимы
predecessor (A predecessor is what came before; a descendant is what came later and developed from it.)
Коллокации
modern descendant
|spiritual descendant
|linguistic descendant
|cultural descendant
|descendant of earlier versions
Темы
technology
|culture
|science
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
descendant
IPA
GB/dɪsˈɛndənt/
US/dɪsˈɛndənt/
Слоги и ударение
des - cend - ant (3 слога)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cend)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: descendant
- Plural: descendants
Родственные слова
Выражения
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.
Примеры
- 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.