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单词 inheritance
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inheritance
noun[Cusually singular,U]
uk
/ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns/us
/ɪnˈher.ɪ.təns/

inheritancenoun[C usually singular, U](FROM DEAD PERSON)

C2
moneyorobjectsthat someone gives you when theydie:
继承的遗产
Thelargeinheritancefromhisauntmeantthat he couldbuyhis ownboat.从姑母那里继承的大笔遗产意味着他可以给自己买艘船了。
At 21 shecame intoher inheritance(= it was given to her).她21岁时继承了遗产。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Inheriting & bequeathing
  • advance directive
  • assign
  • beneficiary
  • bequeath
  • bequest
  • cadger
  • execute
  • executor
  • heir
  • heir apparent
  • heiress
  • inherit
  • passsomethingdown
  • patrimony
  • pond life
  • pond scum
  • primogeniture
  • settle
  • testament
  • testate
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Trusts & funds

inheritancenoun[C usually singular, U](QUALITY)

aphysicalormentalcharacteristicinheritedfromyourparents, or theprocessby which thishappens:
得自遗传的特征；遗传
geneticinheritance基因遗传
Aparticulargeneisresponsiblefor the inheritance ofeyecolour.眼睛颜色的遗传取决于特定的基因。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Innate and congenital
  • American, Italian, etc. by birthphrase
  • birth
  • born
  • born and bredidiom
  • congenital
  • descend
  • descend fromsomething
  • heritable
  • inborn
  • inbred
  • inclined
  • inherit
  • innate
  • innately
  • instinct
  • instinctive
  • instinctively
  • instinctual
  • native
  • natural

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Genetics
(Definition ofinheritancefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

inheritance| American Dictionary

inheritance
noun[C/U]
us
/ɪnˈher·ɪ·t̬əns/
money,land, or possessionsreceivedfrom someone after thepersonhasdied
biology
Inheritance alsomeanstheparticularcharacteristicsreceivedfromparentsthrough thegenes.
(Definition ofinheritancefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

inheritance| Business English

inheritance
noun[CorU]
LAW,PROPERTY
uk
/ɪnˈherɪtəns/us
themoney,property, orassetsthat someonereceivesfrom apersonwho hasdied:
spend/invest your inheritanceSheinvestedher inheritance in setting up her ownfinancialconsultancybusiness.
(Definition ofinheritancefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinheritance

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The hierarchical graph schema suppor ts multiple inheritances of graph entities.
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A semantics of multiple inheritances.
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One of the inheritances of the past is the idea that people are living in council accommodation at £1 or £2 a week.
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We boast about it as one of the great inheritances of this country.
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I certainly think that there are more productive ways in politics than constantly blaming each other about inheritances.
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All this surely is to rob the young of one of their richest moral inheritances from the past.
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The countryside is one of our most precious inheritances.
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They include a variety of minor items, such as gifts, payments in connection with inheritances, purchase of private property and funds of emigrants.
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They may also lose modest inheritances before qualifying for assistance in the form of social security benefits.
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The problem of one of the many inheritances from him is the lack of profitable investment opportunities.
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Apparently it receives a large proportion of its moneys from inheritances from deceased members.
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Gifts and inheritances would be taxed at the point of receipt.
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I was a little surprised that he did not consider putting some further limitation on inheritances.
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People should be allowed to pay small inheritances into their pension schemes.
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There it is that the problems of their wills, their homes, their inheritances, their nuisances and many other matters are dealt with.
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