inheritance
英 [?n'her?t(?)ns]
美[?n'h?r?t?ns]
- n. 繼承；遺傳；遺產(chǎn)
TEM4TOEFL低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?inheritances;
中文詞源
inheritance 繼承，遺產(chǎn)
來自inherit,繼承。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother.
- 她擔(dān)心她繼承的遺產(chǎn)會被繼母奪走。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Duke signed away his inheritance.
- 公爵簽字放棄繼承遺產(chǎn)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Her father had dissipated her inheritance.
- 她父親已經(jīng)揮霍掉了她繼承的遺產(chǎn)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Eye colour shows your genetic inheritance.
- 眼睛的顏色顯示你的基因遺傳特征。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. She spent all her inheritance in a year.
- 她在一年之內(nèi)用完了所有繼承的遺產(chǎn)。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》