| 单词 | legacy |
| 释义 | legacy (legəsi ) Word forms: legacies 1. countable noun A legacy is money or property which someone leaves to you when they die. You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy. Synonyms: bequest, inheritance, endowment, gift 2. countable noun [noun NOUN] A legacy of an event or period of history is something which is a direct result of it and which continues to exist after it is over. ...the legacy of inequality and injustice created by Apartheid. [+ of] The old system has left a mixed legacy. Synonyms: repercussion, result, fruit, consequences 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Legacy computer software or hardware has been replaced by something more recent. [computing] Documents have been unearthed on legacy computer systems or microfiche. Synonyms: repercussion, result, fruit, consequences Collocations: cultural legacy They represent a small part of an important cultural legacy. Times, Sunday Times (2013) We are in danger of losing a great cultural legacy. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Few islands can offer the cultural legacy and awe-inspiring landscapes of Crete. Times, Sunday Times (2008) His most lasting legacy is perhaps the modern-day City of London. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The lasting legacy of the 21st century must be that it is the defining moment for fairness and equality. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Some required convincing that the Olympic Games would deliver a lasting legacy for the eastern side of London. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The legacy lingers in the architecture, art, music and language. Times,Sunday Times That toxic legacy lingers into the play's final, redemptive moments. Times, Sunday Times When they were leaked, the comments sparked riots whose legacy lingers. Times, Sunday Times Free yourself from the legacy of your past that you have worked so long and hard to understand. Times,Sunday Times The aim would be to change the culture of the 'security-minded' prison staff, another legacy of the past. Times, Sunday Times The big established banks struggled to deal with the legacy of past misdeeds. Times, Sunday Times A legacy of past love may be making current passion less positive and you can deal with this. The Sun Dealing with the legacy of the past has always been one of the preoccupations of this most dynastic of franchises, but these most recent sequels feel positively haunted. Times,Sunday Times As a guardian of her uncle's literary legacy, she came in for some criticism much of it unjust. Times, Sunday Times His literary legacy will give pleasure for a long time to come. Times, Sunday Times Finally, they were united in the shadow side of privilege, fame and literary legacy. Times, Sunday Times His literary legacy was also mismanaged. The Times Literary Supplement We have a piece on his literary legacy inside. The Times Literary Supplement These remarkable documents show a composer who wanted make sure of her musical legacy. Times, Sunday Times The band left a unique musical legacy which has continued to influence bands around the world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At that point, conscious of time passing, she determined to give priority to the final securing of her father's musical legacy, and to re-establish her credentials as a composer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But it left a positive legacy that should not be overlooked. Times, Sunday Times So birthing your group in the right way will produce a positive legacy. Christianity Today What a positive legacy that would be to break down some of the stigmas about counselling and therapy in a macho world. Times, Sunday Times Now different challenges lie ahead: organisation, infrastructure, and leaving a positive legacy. Times, Sunday Times Humanists do not believe in an afterlife but many believe humans can live on by leaving a positive legacy. Times, Sunday Times He intended to stop the touring but preserve the legacy by selling merchandise. Times, Sunday Times It feels like he has been taken too soon, but in doing so it has preserved his legacy for ever. Times,Sunday Times His initiative in interviewing many largely forgotten, elderly film pioneers in the 1960s and 1970s preserved a legacy of cinema. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But participants in the talks characterized him as unwilling to admit wrongdoing in connection with several of the charges, and anxious about preserving his legacy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He's part of a proud legacy of service. Christianity Today I hope that those of you who follow will carry on a proud legacy. The Sun Why have we chosen to ignore this proud legacy? The Times Literary Supplement Through such interactions, the alumni tries to convey to the younger lot the proud legacy of the school. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's thrilling because it's an exciting and wonderful institution with a rich, rich legacy. Christianity Today A rich legacy of archaeological treasures hidden on a stretch of coastline has been uncovered by a painstaking survey of aerial photographs dating back to the 1940s. Times, Sunday Times He's left all of us a rich legacy. Times, Sunday Times In that way this rich legacy of art will not just be the preserve of the scholar, but will be available to everybody. Times, Sunday Times He himself composed music and has left a rich legacy to classical carnatic music. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All the more reason to clear up questions about the toxic legacy quickly. Times, Sunday Times This toxic legacy meant ministers were forced to reclaim control of the purse strings and return to a normal client-customer relationship. Times, Sunday Times That toxic legacy lingers into the play's final, redemptive moments. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 遗产 Japanese: 遺産 |
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