heirloom

英 ['eəluːm] 美 ['erluːm]

• n. 传家宝；〈法律〉动产继承物

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 传家宝
2. 【律】动产继承物
3. 世代相传之物
4. 相传动产
5. 祖传遗物

英英释义

Noun:

1. (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance

2. something that has been in a family for generations

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. It was an ordinary vase, but to save appearances, she said it was a family heirloom.
   它本来是一个普通花瓶，为了装门面，她却说它是一件传家宝。
2. She treasured the brooch because it was an heirloom.
   她把这枚饰针视为珍宝，因为这是祖上传下来的。

经典引文

• Learning that had run in the family like an heirloom!

  出自： R. B. Sheridan

• A glass cup..a precious heirloom, and a harbinger of the family's fortunes.

  出自： H. I. Jenkinson

近反义词

【近义词】

• inheritance 遗传
• valuable 贵重的
• gift 礼物
• bequest 遗产
• treasure 财富