英语词汇“patrimony”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Something that's handed down from your father is an example of patrimony, like your name or your antique dining room table.

Use the noun patrimony to describe an inheritance, especially if it comes from your father's side of the family through many generations. If your great-great-grandfather built the house you live in, it is your patrimony. The Latin origin of the word patrimony is pater, or "father," plus mōnium, "state or condition."

WORD FAMILY

patrimony: patrimonial, patrimonies+/patrimonial: patrimonially

USAGE EXAMPLES

“Should we be concerned about the patrimony?” he asked.

New York Times(Dec 31, 2016)

Managing such an august patrimony is as daunting as it is exhilarating.

Washington Post(Oct 28, 2016)

But universities are squandering the cultural patrimony that conservatism exists to conserve.

Washington Post(Oct 19, 2016)

1n an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)

Syn|Hyper

birthright

heritage, inheritance

that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

2n a church endowment

Hyper

endowment, endowment fund

the capital that provides income for an institution

单词	patrimony
释义	patrimony (once / 3455 pages) n Something that's handed down from your father is an example of patrimony, like your name or your antique dining room table. Use the noun patrimony to describe an inheritance, especially if it comes from your father's side of the family through many generations. If your great-great-grandfather built the house you live in, it is your patrimony. The Latin origin of the word patrimony is pater, or "father," plus mōnium, "state or condition." WORD FAMILY patrimony: patrimonial, patrimonies+/patrimonial: patrimonially USAGE EXAMPLES “Should we be concerned about the patrimony?” he asked. New York Times(Dec 31, 2016) Managing such an august patrimony is as daunting as it is exhilarating. Washington Post(Oct 28, 2016) But universities are squandering the cultural patrimony that conservatism exists to conserve. Washington Post(Oct 19, 2016) 1n an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) Syn\|Hyper birthright heritage, inheritance that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner 2n a church endowment Hyper endowment, endowment fund the capital that provides income for an institution
随便看	self-balancing self-centered self-centeredness self-centred self-collected self-colored self-coloured self-command self-complacency self-complacent self-conceited self-conceitedly self-concern self-condemnation self-confessed self-confidence self-confident self-conscious self-consciously self-consciousness self-consistent self-constituted self-contained self-contemplation self-contradiction