hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors;
"my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"
"the world's heritage of knowledge"
例句
用作名词 (n.)
He entered on his inheritance when he was 21. 他21岁时继承了财产。
Her blue eyes were a paternal inheritance. 她的蓝眼睛是她父亲遗传给她的。
On the maternal side his inheritance was a happy one. 他从母方接受的遗传是良好的。
The inheritance kept them afloat for years. 遗产使他们好多年免于经济困难。
He renounced his claim to the inheritance. 他声明放弃对遗产的要求。
A dispute over an inheritance forty or fifty years ago led to a family feud which exists to this day. 四五十年前两家为继承财产发生纠葛结下的宿仇持续至今。
Don Fabrizio, Prince of Salina, sees his new rich neighbours snapping up parcels of land from destitute nobles, and knows that his own inheritance is going to ruin. 萨利纳亲王看到他那有钱的新邻居抢购穷困的贵族的土地,也明白了他自己的继承物将被损坏。
经典引文
The eldest son is the chief heir; women have no right of inheritance.