新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

inheritance

英  [ɪnˈherɪtəns]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • inheritances

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 继承物 , 遗产

    An inheritance is money or property that you receive from someone who has died.

    双语例句

    例:

    She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother.

    她担心她的遗产会落到继母的手里。

    2[C 可数名词] 转接物 , 沿袭物

    If you get something such as a job, problem, or attitude from someone who used to have it, you can refer to this as an inheritance.

    双语例句

    例:

    starvation and disease over much of Europe and Asia, which was Truman's inheritance as president.

    杜鲁门接任总统时面临的状况是,饥馑和疾病在欧亚大部分地区肆虐。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 遗传特征

    Your inheritance is the particular characteristics or qualities that your family or ancestors had and that you are born with.

    双语例句

    例:

    Eye colour shows more than your genetic inheritance.

    眼睛的颜色显示的不只是你基因的遗传特征。

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