descent, decent
这两个词词形相近（只差一个字母s）、读音相似(decent ［'diːsnt］,descent ［dI'sent］)，但词义完全不同。前者意为“体面的”，是形容词；后者意为“血统”，是名词。
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- 双语例句
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V. S Naipaul was born in 1932 in Triunidad to parents of Indian descent.
奈波尔1932年出生于千里达,双亲均为印度后裔.
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The marriage was considered especially ignominious since she was of royal descent.
由于她出身王族,这门婚事被认为是奇耻大辱.
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It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave.
在进入一个很深的岩洞之前,光是装配绳梯和建立供应基地就需要八天之久. (makeadescent下降)
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4、
An abrupt descent suddenly appeared before him.
他面前突然出现一个陡峭的斜坡.
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When entering a trail or starting a descent, yield to other skiers.
进入滑雪道或开始下滑时，要给其他滑雪者让路。
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These provisions apply to applications for Australian citizenship by descent and conferral.
该条款适用于通过“授予国籍”方式或由血缘申请入籍之人士.
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What a surprise to find that every chef was of Mexican descent.
出乎我的意外,所有厨师都是墨西哥裔.
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She started a chary descent of the stairs.
她开始小心翼翼地下楼梯.
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The only lasting solution lies in a political settlement. Without it, their descent into chaos will be guaranteed.
唯一的长久之计是通过政治手段解决。否则，他们势必会陷入一片混乱。
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She drove up a steep grade and then began the long descent into the desert.
她驾车开上一个陡坡，然后沿着长长的下坡路驶入沙漠。
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Sixteen of the youngsters set off for help, but during the descent three collapsed in the cold and rain.
16名年轻人出发去寻求帮助，但在下山过程中有3人因寒冷和大雨晕倒了。
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His descent has included kings and queens.
他的后代中有皇帝和皇后.
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He is of Native American descent.
他有美洲土著血统.
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The descent of the mountain took nearly two hours.
下山差不多花了两个小时.
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She is of German descent.
她祖籍是德国.
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The plane began its descent to Heathrow.
飞机开始向希思罗机场降落。
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The road makes a sharp descent just past the lake.
那条路刚过湖畔就下了个陡坡.
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18、
Objective To investigate the descent mechanism of the soft palate.
目的探讨软腭的下降机制.
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The descent of the mountain took two hours.
下山花了两个小时.
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20、
She is Hungarian by descent.
她祖籍是匈牙利.
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21、
Many Americans are of English descent.
许多美国人的祖籍是英国.
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Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for an Italian or a person of Italian descent.
用作贬义词,指意大利人或意大利后裔.
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A family's disintegration is shown as an analogy for the Japanese descent into heartless materialism.
一个家庭的瓦解比喻了日本向冷酷的功利主义的滑落.
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There are no heavy spring to be compressed during the ram descent.
没有沉重的弹簧被压缩在内存后裔.
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Maintain 10 , 000, expect descent after Dalin.
保持一万尺, 预计通过大林后下降高度.
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Scraping knife of descent from the turning point and screen resolution support.
刮墨刀的回升运不静最早是从网屏支架的转折不面上不休的.
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Gubernaculum and sex hormones play critical roles in testicular descent.
睾丸引带和性激素在睾丸下降过程中扮演决定性的角色.
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We watched anxiously during her descent from the tree.
我们焦急地看着她从树上爬下来.
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