🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典 🎯
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3786 COCA: 4471

inherit

Word family 
Related topics: Finance, Human
in·her·it /ɪnˈherɪt/ ●●○ verb  
1  [intransitiveI, transitiveT]BFGET to receive money, property etc from someone after they have died 继承(遗产)
inherit something from somebody
 He inherited a fortune from his grandmother.
他从祖母那儿继承了一大笔财产。
 inherited wealth
继承的财富
► see thesaurus at get
2  [transitiveT]GET if you inherit a situation, especially one in which problems have been caused by other people, you have to deal with it 接手，接过，承担〔由别人造成的问题〕
 The present government inherited a closed, state-dominated economy.
现任政府接手了一个封闭的、由政府主导的经济制度。
3  [transitiveT]CHARACTER/PERSONALITY to have the same character or appearance as your parents 经遗传得到〔父母的性格、外貌〕
inherit something from somebody
 Mr. Grass inherited his work ethic from his father.
格拉斯先生的职业道德遗传自他父亲。
 I inherited my mother’s curly hair.
我遗传了母亲的鬈发。
4  [transitiveT]GET to get something that someone else does not want anymore 接收〔别人不再需要的东西〕
inherit something from somebody
 We inherited the furniture from the previous tenants.
我们从先前搬走的房客那里接收了这些家具。
Examples from the Corpus
inherit• Who will inherit the house when he dies?• She inherited the money from her mother.• The ten richest women in the UK all inherited their wealth.
inherit something from somebody• Jones inherited $2 million from an elderly woman he had once helped.• Janice inherited her good looks from her mom.• I inherited this mess from my supervisor who got fired.• We inherited the furniture from the previous tenants.
From Longman Business Dictionary
inheritin·her·it /ɪnˈherɪt/ verb [transitiveT]
1LAWto receive money or property from someone after they have died
She will inherit her father’s entire fortune when he dies.
inherit something from somebody
We built the house on land inherited from our uncle.
—inheritor noun [countableC]
How will the inheritors invest their money?
2to start being in charge of something that was previously controlled by another person
The incoming president inherited a healthy economy.
inherit something from somebody
Problems he inherited from his predecessor led to the bank’s later troubles.
Origin inherit
(1300-1400) Old French enheriter “to say that someone will receive your property after death”, from Latin hereditas; → HEREDITY
in·her·it verb
Chinese
Syllable
Corpus
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3786 COCA: 4471
inherit

verb

VERB + INHERIT | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERB + INHERIT➤stand to很可能繼承◇He stood to inherit (= was likely to inherit) property worth over five million.當時他很有可能繼承價值 500 多萬的財產。PREPOSITION➤from從⋯繼承◇She inherited some money from her mother.她從母親那裏繼承了一筆錢。PHRASES➤be genetically inherited通過遺傳獲得◇How many of these traits are genetically inherited?這些特徵中有多少是遺傳的？
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3786 COCA: 4471
inherit

verb

inherit ♦︎ succeed ♦︎ come into sthThese words all mean to receive money, property, a title or position from sb when they die. 这些词均表示继承金钱、财产、头衔或职位。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to inherit / succeed to the / sb's throne / crown / title / estate◆to inherit / come into a fortune◆to inherit / come into money / property■ inherit [transitive, intransitive] to receive money, property, a title or position from sb when they die 继承（金钱、财产、头衔或职位）◆He will inherit the title on the death of his uncle.他伯父死后他将继承这个头衔。◆Does he know that she stands to inherit (= to inherit a lot of money)?他是否知道她很可能继承一大笔财产？ⓘ You can inherit things from people in two other ways: you can inherit physical features or personal qualities from your parents or grandparents; or you can inherit a situation from sb, by taking over responsibility for the situation from them, especially because you have replaced that person in their job. * inherit还有另外两个含义：从父母或祖父母那儿遗传到身体特征或个性特质，或接手某种状况并对其负起责任，尤其因为接替某人的工作◆She inherited a passion for music from her grandfather.她对音乐的酷爱得自祖父的遗传。◆I inherited a number of problems from my predecessor in the post.我从我的前任手里接过了一大堆问题。   see also inheritance ⇨ legacy , disinherit ⇨ reject ■ succeed [intransitive] (rather formal) to gain the right to a title, position or property when sb dies 继承（头衔、职位或财产）◆She succeeded to the throne (= became queen) in 1558.她于1558年继承王位。▸ succession səkˈseʃn

noun

 [uncountable] ◆He became chairman in succession to Bernard Allen.他接替伯纳德•艾伦任主席。NOTE 辨析 Inherit or succeed? Inherit is used more to talk about receiving money or property; succeed is used more to talk about gaining a title or position, especially the throne (= the position of king or queen). * inherit多表示继承金钱或财产，succeed多表示继承头衔或职位，尤其是王位(the throne)。■ ˌcome ˈinto sth

phrasal verb

(came, come) [no passive] to inherit money or property from sb when they die; to receive money or property that you inherited as a child and are now old enough to claim 继承（金钱或财产）；（已到法定年龄）得到（遗产）◆She came into a fortune when her uncle died.她叔叔去世后她继承了一大笔财产。◆He comes into his money next year and will be able to spend it as he likes.他明年把继承的钱拿到手后就可以随心所欲地花了。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3786 COCA: 4471

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 朗文詞典 📚 – longman.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime