漫畫學六級詞匯 第34期
例句：The path started to ascend more steeply at the hillside.
這條路從山脊向上就更陡了。
ascendant n. 優(yōu)勢，運星，運道，支配力adj. 上升的，優(yōu)越的
例句：Though Jackson is still a young man, his political career is alreadyin the ascendant.
杰克遜雖然年紀輕輕，可是他在政壇上已經處于優(yōu)越地位了。
descend v. 下降，遺傳(指財產，氣質，權利)
例句：The old custom has descended to our day.
這個老習俗一直流傳到今天。
descendant n. 子孫，后裔，后代
例句：I want to see the triumph of my descendants in which they finallyretrieve what theydeserve.
我想看見我的子孫取得成功，最終尋回他們應該擁有的東西。
descent n. 降下，降落，世系，血統(tǒng)，侵襲。
例句：He traces his descent back to an old Greek family.
他追蹤自己的世系上溯至一個古老的希臘家族。
offspring n. 兒女，子孫，后代，產物
例句：How do parents pass genes on to their offspring?
父母是怎樣把基因遺傳給自己的子女的?
ancestor n. 祖先，祖宗
例句：Harrison later became the ancestor of the Archadians.
哈里森后來成了阿卡狄亞人的祖先。
transcend vt. 超越，勝過
例句：My daughter is perfect; she far transcends the others in beauty andintelligence.
我的女兒是完美的，她在智慧和美貌上超過任何人。
