| 词汇 | inheritance |
| 释义 | inheritance noun[ Cusually singular, U ] uk /ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns/ us /ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns/ inheritancenoun[C usually singular, U] (FROM DEAD PERSON)C2 money or objects that someone gives you when they die: 继承的遗产 inheritance fromThe large inheritance from his aunt meant that he could buy his own boat.从姑母那里继承的大笔遗产意味着他可以给自己买艘船了。 come into your inheritanceAt 21 she came into her inheritance (= it was given to her).她21岁时继承了遗产。 Inheriting & bequeathing assign beneficiary bequeath bequest cadger co-executor executrix heir heir apparent heiress heirless inherit legacy pass something down patrimony pond life pond scum primogeniture settle testate You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Trusts & funds inheritancenoun[C usually singular, U] (QUALITY)a physical or mental characteristic inherited from your parents, or the process by which this happens: 得自遗传的特征;遗传 genetic inheritance基因遗传 A particular gene is responsible for the inheritance of eye colour.眼睛颜色的遗传取决于特定的基因。 Innate and congenital American, Italian, etc. by birthphrase birth born born and bredidiom congenital descend descend from something heritable inborn inbred inclined inherit inheritable innately instinct instinctive instinctively instinctual native natural You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Genetics inheritance | American Dictionaryinheritance noun[ C/U ] us/ɪnˈher·ɪ·t̬əns/ money, land, or possessions received from someone after the person has died biology Inheritance also means the particular characteristics received from parents through the genes. inheritance | Business Englishinheritance noun[ C or U ] LAW, PROPERTYuk /ɪnˈherɪtəns/us the money, property, or assets that someone receives from a person who has died: spend/invest your inheritanceShe invested her inheritance in setting up her own financial consultancy business. Examples of inheritanceinheritance The hierarchical graph schema suppor ts multiple inheritances of graph entities. A semantics of multiple inheritances. One of the inheritances of the past is the idea that people are living in council accommodation at £1 or £2 a week. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We boast about it as one of the great inheritances of this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I certainly think that there are more productive ways in politics than constantly blaming each other about inheritances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All this surely is to rob the young of one of their richest moral inheritances from the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The countryside is one of our most precious inheritances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They include a variety of minor items, such as gifts, payments in connection with inheritances, purchase of private property and funds of emigrants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They may also lose modest inheritances before qualifying for assistance in the form of social security benefits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem of one of the many inheritances from him is the lack of profitable investment opportunities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Apparently it receives a large proportion of its moneys from inheritances from deceased members. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Gifts and inheritances would be taxed at the point of receipt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was a little surprised that he did not consider putting some further limitation on inheritances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People should be allowed to pay small inheritances into their pension schemes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There it is that the problems of their wills, their homes, their inheritances, their nuisances and many other matters are dealt with. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of inheritance These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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