descendant
gb/dɪsˈɛndənt/ us/dɪsˈɛndənt/
B2
Англійська
~ 9100
Значення
0 значень
Іменник
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 уживання:
a descendant of [someone/some group]
Поширена помилка:
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'.
Синоніми
offspring (Usually refers to children directly, while 'descendant' often includes many later generations.)
Антоніми
ancestor (An ancestor is someone you come from in the past; a descendant is someone in the future who comes from you.)
Словосполучення
direct descendant
|distant descendant
|living descendants
|royal descendants
|descendants of immigrants
|descendants of slaves
Теми
family
|history
|relationships
|animals
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Іменник
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 уживання:
a descendant of [something earlier]
Поширена помилка:
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.
Синоніми
successor (Often focuses on what comes next in order, while 'descendant' highlights development from an original form or line.)
Антоніми
predecessor (A predecessor is what came before; a descendant is what came later and developed from it.)
Словосполучення
modern descendant
|spiritual descendant
|linguistic descendant
|cultural descendant
|descendant of earlier versions
Теми
technology
|culture
|science
|core_vocabulary
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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.
Граматика
Словникова форма
descendant
IPA
GB/dɪsˈɛndənt/
US/dɪsˈɛndənt/
Склади й наголос
des - cend - ant (3 склади)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cend)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: descendant
- Plural: descendants
Споріднені слова
Вирази
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.
Приклади
- 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.