inheritance
翻译
遗产, 继承, 遗传
例句
She received a large inheritance from her aunt.
她从姑妈那里继承了一大笔遗产。
His blue eyes are an inheritance from his mother.
他的蓝眼睛是遗传自他母亲。
语法模式
an inheritance from ((sb.)) 从（某人）那里继承的遗产 She received an inheritance from her aunt.
近义词
近义词：legacy, bequest, birthright
词源
来自“inherit”（继承）+ 名词后缀“-ance”。“inherit”来自拉丁语 `in-`（进入）+ `heres`（继承人）。
记忆技巧
这个词里包含了“heir”（继承人）。可以联想为“继承人”收到的东西。