inheritance
翻译
继承, 遗产, 遗传
例句
He received a large inheritance from his grandfather.
他从祖父那里继承了一大笔遗产。
Her blue eyes are an inheritance from her mother.
她的蓝眼睛是遗传自她母亲。
语法模式
((from sb.)) 从（某人）那里继承遗产 He received an inheritance from his aunt.
an inheritance of ((sth.)) （某物）的遗传特征 Her eye color is an inheritance of her father's side.
近义词
同义词: legacy, bequest, birthright
词源
源自动词“inherit”，来自拉丁语“in-”（在...里）+“heres”（继承人）。字面意思是“作为继承人所得到的东西”。
记忆技巧
可以记成“in-here-itance”——想象“在这里面（in here）”，即在家族内部代代相传的东西。