• n. 繼承；遺傳；遺產(chǎn)

來自inherit,繼承。

inheritance (n.)

late 14c., enheritaunce "fact of receiving by hereditary succession;" early 15c. as "that which is inherited," from Anglo-French enheritance, Old French enheritaunce, from enheriter (see inherit). Heritance "act of inheriting" is from mid-15c.

1. She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother.

她擔心她繼承的遺產(chǎn)會被繼母奪走。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The Duke signed away his inheritance.

公爵簽字放棄繼承遺產(chǎn)。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Her father had dissipated her inheritance.

她父親已經(jīng)揮霍掉了她繼承的遺產(chǎn)。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Eye colour shows your genetic inheritance.

眼睛的顏色顯示你的基因遺傳特征。

來自柯林斯例句

5. She spent all her inheritance in a year.

她在一年之內(nèi)用完了所有繼承的遺產(chǎn)。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》