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单词

inheritance

读音
ɪnˈherɪtəns
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"Inheritance" derives from the Old French “inheriter”, which means “to inherit.” It also contains the Latin root 'haer,' meaning 'take or hold.'

释义

n. 继承;遗传;遗产 [ 复数 inheritances ]

例句

She spent all her inheritance in a year.
她在一年之内用完了所有继承的遗产。
She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother.
她担心她的遗产会落到继母的手里。
Eye colour shows more than your genetic inheritance.
眼睛的颜色显示的不只是你基因的遗传特征。

强化记忆

想要记住"inheritance"这个单词,你可以把它扩散到两个部分:“in”和“heritance”。其中,“in”表示进入,“heritance”可以联想到heritage,意为传统、遗产。所以inheritance为进入遗产的意象,有助于记住它的意思。早在14世纪,"inheritance" 就开始用于法律上的遗产,连同其许多相关词汇,反映了欧洲封建时期土地和产权的重要性等财产传承的观念。而其在生物学上的用法,主要与19世纪遗传学的发展有关。

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building on Gregor Mendel’sstudies of genetic inheritance.With their high genetic diversity,
They reflect your culture,your traditions, your inheritance,your cultural wealth accumulated
So that's the world we're living in today.That's our cultural inheritance.Now none of this is to say that social skills are unimportant,
The lawyer brings you to the safe,and you claim your inheritance.Too bad your relatives were always too busy being nasty to each other
with a $6 allowance than a $60,000-a-year salaryor a $6 million inheritance."So the bottom line is, empower your children.
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