inheritance
意味: Property, money, or a title received from someone who has died; the reception of genetic characteristics from parents; something passed down from previous generations.
Inheritance operates across legal, biological, and cultural domains. Legally, it refers to what one receives under a will or by law on someone's death. Biologically, it describes the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring. Culturally, it refers to traditions, values, or conditions inherited from previous generations. In computing, it describes a mechanism by which a class inherits properties from a parent class. Common collocations include 'receive an inheritance,' 'genetic inheritance,' 'cultural inheritance,' and 'inheritance tax.'
例文
- She used her inheritance to set up a charitable foundation supporting women's education in rural communities. 她用继承的遗产设立了一个慈善基金会,支持农村社区的女性教育。Empleó su herencia para crear una fundación benéfica de apoyo a la educación femenina en comunidades rurales.彼女は相続した遺産を使って、農村部の女性教育を支援する慈善財団を設立した。그녀는 상속받은 유산으로 농촌 지역의 여성 교육을 지원하는 자선 재단을 설립했다.
- Researchers have identified the specific genes responsible for the inheritance of the condition. 研究人员已确定了导致该疾病遗传的特定基因。Los investigadores han identificado los genes específicos responsables de la herencia de la enfermedad.研究者たちは、その疾患の遺伝に関与する特定の遺伝子を特定した。연구자들은 해당 질환의 유전에 관여하는 특정 유전자를 규명했다.
- The city's architectural inheritance — a mix of Georgian, Victorian, and Edwardian buildings — attracts thousands of visitors each year. 这座城市的建筑遗产——乔治王朝、维多利亚和爱德华时代建筑的混合体——每年吸引数千名游客。El legado arquitectónico de la ciudad —una mezcla de edificios georgianos, victorianos y eduardianos— atrae a miles de visitantes cada año.ジョージアン、ヴィクトリアン、エドワーディアン様式が混在するこの街の建築遺産は、毎年何千人もの観光客を惹きつけている。조지안, 빅토리안, 에드워디안 양식이 혼재하는 이 도시의 건축 유산은 매년 수천 명의 방문객을 끌어들이고 있다.
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使い方ガイド
場面: legal, academic, general
トーン: neutral
起源と歴史
From Old French enheritance (inheritance, heritage), from enheriter (to make heir, put in possession), from late Latin inhereditare, from in- (in) + hereditare (to inherit), from heres (heir). The word has been central to English legal vocabulary since the thirteenth century.
文化的背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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