heritage

英 ['herɪtɪdʒ] 美 ['herɪtɪdʒ]

• n. 遗产；继承物

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [S]遗产,继承物

   sth which one receives by right from an old member of the family

2. [S]传统

   a condition of life, such as that of one's family or social group, into which one is born

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 遗产
2. 继承物
3. 传统
4. 世袭财产
5. （生来就有的）权利
6. （长子）继承权
7. 命中注定的东西
8. 命运
9. 文化遗产
10. 上帝的选民
11. 习俗
12. 祖先所留之物
13. 承袭
14. 义务

英英释义

Noun:

1. practices that are handed down from the past by tradition;

   "a heritage of freedom"
   

2. any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors;

   "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"
   "the world's heritage of knowledge"
   

3. that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

4. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. One of the glories of the British heritage is the right to a fair trial.
   英国人引以自豪的传统之一是有获得公正审判的权利。
2. A novelist must be able to use the cultural heritage of his nation.
   小说家要善于利用他本国的文化遗产。
3. These beautiful old palaces are part of our national heritage.
   这些美丽的古老宫殿是我们民族遗产的一部分。
4. It is the heritage of all human beings.
   这都是整个人类继承的东西

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The ancient buildings are part of the national heritage.
   这些古建筑是民族遗产的一部分。
2. We must all take care to preserve our national heritage.
   我们必须都注意保持我们民族的优良传统。

经典引文

• Lord of a barren heritage.

  出自： Sir W. Scott

• God's love remains your heritage.

  出自： N. Ezekiel

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• hand down the heritage 把传统传下去
• uphold the heritage of 坚持…的传统

形容词+～

• glorious heritage 光荣的传统
• priceless heritage 无价的遗产
• cultural〔historical〕 heritage 文化〔历史〕遗产

词源解说

• ☆ 1200年进入英语，直接源自古法语的heriter，意为继承。

近反义词

【近义词】

• birthright 生来就有的权利...
• heredity 遗传
• inheritance 遗传
• legacy 遗赠物
• tradition 传统
• custom 习惯
• culture 栽培
• blood 血
• estate 财产