lineal

• 形容词，指沿直系血统或继承关系发生的；在现代多数语境中已被“线性的”或“直系的”取代。

An adjective describing something that is directly descended in a line of ancestry or succession; now largely replaced by 'linear' or 'direct' in most contexts.

1. Direct descentC1formal

   Relating to a direct line of ancestry from parent to child, without branching.

   直系

   • He is a lineal descendant of the original settlers.
   • The throne passes through lineal succession.
   • The family traced its lineal roots back to the 17th century.

   同义词direct

   反义词collateral

2. Arranged in a lineC1formal

   Arranged or positioned in a straight line.

   线状的

   • The soldiers stood in a lineal formation.
   • The trees were planted in a lineal pattern along the driveway.
   • The data was presented in a lineal sequence.

   同义词alignedcollinearlinearstraight

   反义词curvednonlinearwindingzigzag