托福词汇之Decent Descent Descend（打印版）

　　托福词汇中的Decent, Descent, Descend, 这三个单词大家能区分的开吗?相信大家在备考过程中也遇到过这样的问题吧!下面小编为大家详解这三个易混淆的托福词汇。

　　Decent

　　正派的;得体的;(服装等)相称的，合宜的;相当好的;

　　Adjective

　　Socially or conventionally correct;refined or virtuous

　　In harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

　　Conforming to conventions of sexual behavior

　　Sufficiently clothed to see visitors or appear in public

　　Observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress

　　Meeting requirements

　　In the right manner;correctly;suitably

　　There are some decent counter-arguments to these objections.

　　针对这些异议，有一些像样的辩白。

　　Descent

　　n.下降;血统;倾斜;

　　复数：Descents

　　Noun

　　A movement downward

　　The act of changing your location in a downward direction

　　The kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

　　A downward slope or bend

　　The descendants of one individual

　　There are some decent counter-arguments to these objections.

　　Some worry about a descent to Italian standards.

　　有些人担心媒体会下降到意大利水平上去。

　　Descend

　　vt.下来;向下倾斜，向下延伸;遗传下来;来自，来源于;

　　vi.(from)起源(于);是…的后裔;(on)袭击;(to)把身份降至;

　　好了，下面来自测一下，看你记住了吗?

　　1. He did not get a ( ) explanation.

　　2. Sixteen of the youngsters set off for help, but during the ( ) three collapsed in the cold and rain.

　　3. He was ultimately overthrown and country ( ) into chaos.

　　答案：decent; descent; descend