bequest
英[b?'kwest]
美
- n. 遺產；遺贈
詞態變化
復數:?bequests;
助記提示
1. be + queath "say" (see quoth).
2. => say, speak => leave by will.
3. bequeath => bequest.
4. => act of bequeathing, that which is bequeathed.
中文詞源
bequest 遺贈
前綴be-, 強調。quest, 詞源同voice, 說。此處指臨終遺囑。
英文詞源
- bequest (n.)
- c. 1300, "act of bequeathing," from be- + *cwis, *cwiss "saying" (related to quoth; from Proto-Germanic *kwessiz; see bequeath), with excrescent -t. Meaning "that which is bequeathed" is recorded from late 15c.
雙語例句
- 1. The bequest is con-servatively estimated at ￡30 million.
- 保守估計，這筆遺產有3,000萬英鎊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He left a bequest to each of his grandchildren.
- 他給他的孫輩每人留下一筆遺產。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. In his will he made a substantial bequest to his wife.
- 在遺囑里他給妻子留下了一大筆遺產.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The library has received a generous bequest from a local businessman.
- 圖書館從當地一位商人那里得到了一大筆遺贈.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The picture was acquired by bequest in 1921.
- 這幅畫是在1921年通過遺贈獲得的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》