/dɪˈsendənt ||; dɪˈsɛndənt/noun [C] a person who belongs to the same family as sb who lived a long time ago 后裔；后代；子孙: Her family are descendants of one of the first Englishmen to arrive in America. 她的家族是首批来到美洲的英国人之一的后裔。 ☞Look at ancestor. 参看ancestor。