de·scend/dɪ`sɛnd; dɪˈsend/ v [I,T] formal to go down 【正式】 走下，下来: He slowly descended the steps of the plane. 他慢步从飞机的舷梯上走下来。 → opposite 反义词 ASCEND
descend from sb be descended from sb to be related to someone who lived a long time ago 是…的后裔，为…之后: She is descended from a family of French aristocrats. 她是法国一个贵族之家的后裔。