单词 | inheritance |
释义 | inheritance From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Microbes, genetics, biochem Financeinheritancein‧her‧i‧tance /ɪnˈherətəns/ ●○○ noun1 [countable, uncountable]BFGET money, property etc that you receive from someone who has died Lucinda has to fight for her life and her inheritance in this gripping novel.2 [uncountable] physical or mental qualities that you inherit from your family Our genetic inheritance cannot be changed.3 [uncountable]SHPAST ideas, skills, literature etc from the past that influence people in the present ideas that have become part of our cultural inheritanceExamples from the Corpusinheritance• Garth doesn't work; he just lives off his inheritance.• our literary inheritanceFrom Longman Business Dictionaryinheritancein‧her‧i‧tance /ɪnˈherətəns/ noun [countable, uncountable]LAW money, property, or other things that become yours after someone has diedpeople who suddenly have large lump sums to invest, perhaps from an inheritance |
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