| 释义 |
leg·a·cy
I. \ˈlegəsē, -si\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English legacie, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French legacie, from Medieval Latin legatia office or jurisdiction of a legate, from Latin legatus (past participle of legare to send as a deputy, bequeath) + -ia -y — more at legate
1. obsolete
a. : the office, dignity, or function of a legate
b. : the business committed to a legate : commission 3
< he came and told his legacy — George Chapman >
2. : a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest 2 — compare cumulative 2b, demonstrative legacy, devise, general legacy, modal, residuary legacy, specific legacy II
3.
a. : something received (as from an ancestor or predecessor) resembling or suggestive of a gift by will
< their chief intellectual legacy to posterity — Norman Douglas >
< men whose main legacy to us was a simple, direct … style — D.J.Lloyd >
< she has left her granddaughter a rich legacy of expert knowledge — Alice Winchester >
b. : something coming from the past (as from an age, event, or policy)
< a beautiful legacy from the age of Enlightenment — F.J.Mather >
< one … legacy of the Roman domination of Europe — Harvey Graham >
< military intervention … continued as a legacy of the dollar diplomacy — R.M.Lovett >
4. : a candidate for membership in an organization (as a fraternity) who is given special status because he is related to a member
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
archaic : to give as a legacy |