to be related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past

Her father is descended from Greek royalty. 她的父亲是希腊皇室的后代。

Humans are descended from (= developed from) ape-like creatures. 人类是从类人猿进化而来的。

I'm descended from immigrants on both sides of the family.

They found that she was descended from Edward III.

The population is descended from a relatively small number of settlers.