inheritance
英[?n'her?t(?)ns]
美[?n'h?r?t?ns]
- n. 繼承；遺傳；遺產(chǎn)
英英釋意
- 1. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
- 2. that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
- 3. (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
- 4. any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors;
- "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"
- "the world's heritage of knowledge"