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her·i·tage AHD[hĕrʹĭ-tĭj] D.J.[ˈherɪtɪdʒ]K.K.[ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ]n.(名词)- Property that is or can be inherited; an inheritance.遗产,继承财产:继承的或可被继承的财产;继承物
- Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.遗留物,传统:由前辈传下来的东西;传统
- The status acquired by a person through birth; a birthright:与生俱来的权利:通过出生而得到的地位;长子继承权:a heritage of affluence and social position.与生俱来的富有和社会地位
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from eritier [heir] 源自 eritier [继承人]
- from Medieval Latin hērēditārius 源自 中世纪拉丁语 hērēditārius
- from Latin [inherited] * see hereditary 源自 拉丁语 [被继承的] * 参见 hereditary
heritage, inheritance, legacy, tradition- The central meaning shared by these nouns is "something immaterial, such as a custom, that is passed from one generation to another": 这些名词共有的中心意思是:“由一代传给另一代的非物质性的东西,如习俗”: a heritage of moral uprightness;道德上正直的传统;an inheritance of knowledge from the past;由过去继承的知识;a legacy of philosophical thought;哲学思想遗产;the tradition of noblesse oblige. 贵族行为理应高尚的传统。
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