单词 | bequeath |
释义 | bequeath (bɪkwiːð ) Word forms: bequeaths , bequeathing , bequeathed 1. verb If you bequeath your money or property to someone, you legally state that they should have it when you die. [formal] Fields's will bequeathed his wife Hattie and son Claude the sum of twenty thousand dollars. [VERB noun noun] He bequeathed all his silver to his children. [VERB noun + to] Synonyms: leave, will, give, grant 2. verb If you bequeath an idea or system, you leave it for other people to use or develop. [formal] He bequeaths his successor an economy that is doing quite well. [VERB noun noun] It is true that colonialism did not bequeath much to Africa. [VERB noun + to] Synonyms: give, offer, accord, grant Translations: Chinese: 遗赠 Japanese: 遺贈する |
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