lineal

英 ['lɪniəl] 美 ['lɪniəl]

• adj. 直系的；嫡系的；直线的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child;

   "lineal ancestors"
   "lineal heirs"
   "a direct descendant of the king"
   "direct heredity"
   

2. arranged in a line

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He is a lineal descendant of the company's founder.
   他是公司创始人的直系后裔。
2. The lineal development of history should be carefully studied and analyzed.
   必须认真学习和分析历史的纵向发展。

经典引文

• This way of writing may be as swift, lineal, and legible, as the operations of daylight.

  出自： W. Roberts

• They were not..ignorant of lineal perspective.

  出自： T. Holcroft

词汇搭配

• lineal energy 直线能量

近反义词

【近义词】

• straightforward 易懂的
• direct 直接的

【反义词】

• collateral 旁系的