新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

legacy

英  [ˈleɡəsi]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • legacies

    1[C 可数名词] 遗产

    A legacy is money or property which someone leaves to you when they die.

    双语例句

    例:

    You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy.

    您要是把大笔遗产留给谁,您将有可能大大地改写这个人的人生。

    2[C 可数名词] 遗留问题

    A legacy of an event or period of history is something which is a direct result of it and which continues to exist after it is over.

    双语例句

    例:

    a programme to overcome the legacy of inequality and injustice created by Apartheid.

    一个解决由种族隔离引起的不平等和不公正等遗留问题的计划。