inheritance

noun

1. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

Synonym: heritage

2. any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors

e.g. my only inheritance was my mother's blessing
the world's heritage of knowledge

Synonym: heritage

3. (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

Synonym: hereditary pattern

4. that which is inherited
a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

Synonym: heritage

1. 遗产;继承物
An inheritance is money or property which you receive from someone who has died.

e.g. She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother.
她担心她继承的遗产会被继母夺走。

2. 转接物;沿袭物
If you get something such as job, problem, or attitude from someone who used to have it, you can refer to this as an inheritance .

e.g. ...the situation that was Truman's inheritance as President.
杜鲁门继任总统时面临的状况

3. 得自遗传的特征
Your inheritance is the particular characteristics or qualities which your family or ancestors had and which you are born with.

e.g. Eye colour shows your genetic inheritance.
眼睛的颜色显示你的基因遗传特征。

1. inheritance的近义词

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