/dɪˈskrɪpʃn ||; dɪˈskrɪpʃən/noun1 [C,U] a picture in words of sb/sth or of sth that happened 描写；描述；叙述: The man gave the police a detailed description of the burglar. 那人向警方详尽地描述了那窃贼的模样。
2 [C] a type or kind of sth 种类；类型: It must be a tool of some description, but I don't know what it's for. 它定是某类工具，但我不知道它的用途。