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descendant

/dɪsɛndənt/

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a person related to someone who lived in the past

后代；子孙

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A descendant of the painter donated the letters to the museum.
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那位画家的后人把这些信捐给了博物馆。
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Pronunciation: /dɪsɛndənt/

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