disinherited
past simple and past participle ofdisinherit
| 单词 | disinherited |
| 释义 | disinherited past simple and past participle ofdisinherit disinherit verb[T] uk/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈher.ɪt/us/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈher.ɪt/topreventsomeone,especiallyasonordaughterwho has made youangry, fromreceivingany ofyourpropertyafteryourdeath: Herfathersaid he'd disinherit her if shemarriedStephen. Compare disown Inheriting & bequeathing
Examplesofdisinheriteddisinherited In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. As onedisinherited, he claims that legitimacy is his. From theCambridge English Corpus The memorialist is one who has beendisinheritedor disenfranchised. From theCambridge English Corpus No wonder she felt her father haddisinheritedher at his death in 1857. From theCambridge English Corpus However, for several reasons outlined below, a strengthening of women's rights only as widows is inadequate for their economic security if they continue to bedisinheritedas daughters. From theCambridge English Corpus Many children aredisinheritedby a parent entering a care home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thesedisinheritedpeople have formed their own political parties to demand that they should be allowed to go back. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For the most part they are absolutely landless, absolutelydisinheritedof their share in the common gift of nature to the community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The real problem with social security is not lone parents: it isdisinheritedyoung men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even though an adopted child would be able to benefit on the father's death, the illegitimate child is completely and utterlydisinherited. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This meantdisinheritedas a result of unemployment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to see steps taken in the near future to encourage the universities to throw open these opportunities to thedisinherited. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of the hardest cases, however, are those of men who have beendisinherited. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The working class of this country are adisinheritedclass. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall not bedisinherited. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Secondly, it was stated that thedisinheriteddistricts got most of the excess grants; but these excess grants are a mere fraction of the fund—a matter of £30,000 or £40,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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