be descended from
phrasal verbbe descended from somebody
- to be related to somebody who lived a long time ago
是某人的后裔 - He claims to be descended from a Spanish prince.
他声称是一位西班牙王子的后裔。 - The breed is almost directly descended from the Eurasian wild boar.
这一品种几乎是欧亚野猪的直系后代。
- He claims to be descended from a Spanish prince.