inheritance

英 [ɪn'herɪt(ə)ns] 美 [ɪn'hɛrɪtəns]
  • n. 继承；遗传；遗产
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中文词源

inheritance 继承，遗产

来自inherit,继承。

英语词源

inheritance (n.)
late 14c., enheritaunce "fact of receiving by hereditary succession;" early 15c. as "that which is inherited," from Anglo-French enheritance, Old French enheritaunce, from enheriter (see inherit). Heritance "act of inheriting" is from mid-15c.

权威例句

1. She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother.
她担心她继承的遗产会被继母夺走。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The Duke signed away his inheritance.
公爵签字放弃继承遗产。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Her father had dissipated her inheritance.
她父亲已经挥霍掉了她继承的遗产。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Eye colour shows your genetic inheritance.
眼睛的颜色显示你的基因遗传特征。

来自柯林斯例句

5. She spent all her inheritance in a year.
她在一年之内用完了所有继承的遗产。

来自《权威词典》

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