ascend v. 攀登，上升

例句：The path started to ascend more steeply at the hillside.

这条路从山脊向上就更陡了。

ascendant n. 优势，运星，运道，支配力adj. 上升的，优越的

例句：Though Jackson is still a young man, his political career is alreadyin the ascendant.

杰克逊虽然年纪轻轻，可是他在政坛上已经处于优越地位了。

descend v. 下降，遗传（指财产，气质，权利）

例句：The old custom has descended to our day.

这个老习俗一直流传到今天。

descendant n. 子孙，后裔，后代

例句：I want to see the triumph of my descendants in which they finallyretrieve what they deserve．

我想看见我的子孙取得成功，最终寻回他们应该拥有的东西。

descent n. 降下，降落，世系，血统，侵袭。

例句：He traces his descent back to an old Greek family.

他追踪自己的世系上溯至一个古老的希腊家族。

offspring n. 儿女，子孙，后代，产物

例句：How do parents pass genes on to their offspring?

父母是怎样把基因遗传给自己的子女的？

ancestor n. 祖先，祖宗

例句：Harrison later became the ancestor of the Archadians.

哈里森后来成了阿卡狄亚人的祖先。

transcend vt. 超越，胜过

例句：My daughter is perfect; she far transcends the others in beauty andintelligence.

我的女儿是完美的，她在智慧和美貌上超过任何人。