inherit

单词音标

inherit音标[in\'herit]

汉语翻译

vt. 继承, 遗传

vi. 接受遗产

【经】 继承

词型变化

名词:inheritor动词过去式:inherited过去分词:inherited现在分词:inheriting第三人称单数:inherits

英语解释

动词 inherit:

obtain from someone after their death

同义词：come into

receive from a predecessor

receive by genetic transmission

例句

The will has to be proved before we can inherit.

遗嘱要先认证，然後我们才能继承遗产。

The oldest son will inherit the title.

长子将继承爵位。

She inherited all her mother\'s beauty.

她秉承了她母亲的全部美貌。

详细解释

in.her.it

v.（动词）

in.her.it.ed,in.her.it.ing,in.her.its

v.tr.（及物动词）

To receive (property or a title, for example) from an ancestor by legal succession or will.

继承：通过合法继承或遗嘱从上一辈人那里接受（例如财产或爵位）

To receive by bequest or as a legacy.

接受（做为遗赠物或遗产）

To receive or take over from a predecessor:

遗传：从一位先人那里接受或接收：

例句：

The new administration inherited the economic problems of the last four years.

新政府继承了前四年的经济问题

Biology To receive (a characteristic) from one`s parents by genetic transmission.

【生物学】 承袭：通过基因遗传而从父母处承袭（一种特征）

To gain (something) as one`s right or portion.

得到（应得的事物）：做为自己的权利或份额而获得（某物）

v.intr.（不及物动词）

To hold or take possession of an inheritance.

接受：通过承袭拥有或取得所有权

来源：

Middle English enheriten

中古英语 enheriten

from Old French enheriter [to make heir to]

源自 古法语 enheriter [使成为，继承人]

from Late Latin inhôrôdit3re [to inherit]

源自 后期拉丁语 inhôrôdit3re [继承]

Latin in- [in] * see in- 2

拉丁语 in- [在…里] *参见 in-2

Late Latin hôrôdit3re [to inherit] from Latin hôrôs hôrôd- [heir] * see ghô-

后期拉丁语 hôrôdit3re [继承] 源自 拉丁语 hôrôs hôrôd- [继承人] *参见 ghô-

【引伸】

inher.itor

n.（名词）