patrimony
의미: Property or an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors; a cultural or national heritage regarded as a shared inheritance.
Patrimony refers to inherited wealth or property, with a specific emphasis on what is passed down through the paternal line. More broadly, it describes a collective cultural or national heritage — a country's architectural patrimony, its natural patrimony, or its literary patrimony. UNESCO's concept of World Heritage draws on this broader meaning. The word carries a formal, dignified tone. Common collocations include 'national patrimony,' 'cultural patrimony,' 'squander the patrimony,' and 'a rich patrimony.'
예문
- The family's patrimony, accumulated over five generations, included a Georgian townhouse in Bath and a thousand-acre estate in Dorset. 五代人积累的家族遗产包括巴斯的一栋乔治王朝联排别墅和多塞特的一千英亩庄园。El patrimonio familiar, acumulado durante cinco generaciones, incluía una casa georgiana en Bath y una finca de mil acres en Dorset.五世代にわたって蓄積された一族の家産には、バースのジョージアン様式のタウンハウスとドーセットの千エーカーの領地が含まれていた。5대에 걸쳐 축적된 가문의 가산에는 바스의 조지안 양식 타운하우스와 도싯의 천 에이커 영지가 포함되어 있었다.
- The conservation society argued that the medieval city walls were part of the nation's cultural patrimony and must be preserved. 保护协会主张,这座中世纪城墙是国家文化遗产的一部分,必须加以保护。La sociedad de conservación argumentó que las murallas medievales formaban parte del patrimonio cultural de la nación y debían preservarse.保存協会は、中世の城壁は国の文化遺産の一部であり、保存されなければならないと主張した。보존 협회는 중세 성벽이 국가 문화유산의 일부이며 반드시 보존되어야 한다고 주장했다.
- He was accused of squandering his patrimony on ill-judged speculations and extravagant living. 他被指控在不明智的投机和奢侈生活中挥霍了家族遗产。Fue acusado de dilapidar su patrimonio en especulaciones desacertadas y un estilo de vida extravagante.彼は見当違いの投機と贅沢な暮らしで家産を浪費したと非難された。그는 무분별한 투기와 사치스러운 생활로 가산을 탕진했다는 비난을 받았다.
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사용 가이드
맥락: academic, legal, literary
어조: neutral
기원과 역사
From Latin patrimonium (an estate inherited from a father), from pater (father). The word has been in English since the fourteenth century, with the broader sense of cultural or national heritage developing more recently.
문화적 배경
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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