| 词汇 | descension |
| 释义 | descension noun[ C or U ] old useuk /dɪˈsen.ʃən/ us /dɪˈsen.ʃən/ a movement down: 下降，下落;下沉 While "ascension" refers to rising stars, astronomers once also used "descensions" to describe setting stars. I noted that our shadows change imperceptibly in accordance with the sun's ascension and descension. Synonym descent Compare ascension In early Christianity, we find accounts of messages being delivered from the sky, such as the descension of the dove on the baptized Jesus. The image shows a descension into matter and then rising again, or more literally, a descent into hell and back up again. Moving upwards ascend ascension ascent be on an upward/downward trajectoryidiom bristle clamber come come up heave levitation mount pop up pull rise scale scramble shinny soar soaring take something off |
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