新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

inheritance

英 [ɪnˈherɪtəns]

[NOUN]

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NOUN. 名词

inheritances
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 继承物 , 遗产
An inheritance is money or property that you receive from someone who has died.
双语例句
例：
She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother.
她担心她的遗产会落到继母的手里。
2. [C 可数名词] 转接物 , 沿袭物
If you get something such as a job, problem, or attitude from someone who used to have it, you can refer to this as an inheritance.
双语例句
例：
starvation and disease over much of Europe and Asia, which was Truman's inheritance as president.
杜鲁门接任总统时面临的状况是，饥馑和疾病在欧亚大部分地区肆虐。
3. [SING 单数型名词] 遗传特征
Your inheritance is the particular characteristics or qualities that your family or ancestors had and that you are born with.
双语例句
例：
Eye colour shows more than your genetic inheritance.
眼睛的颜色显示的不只是你基因的遗传特征。

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