inherit

英 [ɪnˈherɪt]

美 [ɪnˈherɪt]

v.  继承(金钱、财产等); 经遗传获得(品质、身体特征等); 接替(责任等); 继任

过去分词：inherited　过去式：inherited　现在分词：inheriting　第三人称单数：inherits　

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Collins.2 / BNC.3786 / COCA.4471

牛津词典

verb

• 继承（金钱、财产等）
  to receive money, property, etc. from sb when they die
  1. She inherited a fortune from her father.
     她从她父亲那里继承了一大笔财富。
• 经遗传获得（品质、身体特征等）
  to have qualities, physical features, etc. that are similar to those of your parents, grandparents, etc.
  1. He has inherited his mother's patience.
     这种耐心是母亲遗传给他的。
  2. an inherited disease
     遗传病
• 接替（责任等）；继任
  if you inherit a particular situation from sb, you are now responsible for dealing with it, especially because you have replaced that person in their job
  1. policies inherited from the previous administration
     因袭上届政府的政策

柯林斯词典

• VERB 继承(金钱或财产)
  If youinheritmoney or property, you receive it from someone who has died.
  1. He has no son to inherit his land.
     他没有儿子来继承田产。
  2. ...paintings that he inherited from his father.
     他从父亲那里继承来的油画
  3. ...people with inherited wealth.
     继承了财富的人
• VERB (从前人、前任等)接过,得到
  If youinheritsomething such as a task, problem, or attitude, you get it from the people who used to have it, for example because you have taken over their job or been influenced by them.
  1. The government inherited an impossible situation from its predecessors...
     这届政府从前任那里接过了一个非常棘手的烂摊子。
  2. Our legal system inherited laws from the English system.
     我们的司法体系沿袭了英国的法律体系。
  3. ...the inherited wisdoms contained in its social hierarchy.
     社会等级划分中所包含的传承下来的智慧
• VERB 经遗传获得(特征、特质等)
  If youinherita characteristic or quality, you are born with it, because your parents or ancestors also had it.
  1. We inherit from our parents many of our physical characteristics...
     我们的许多身体特征都是从父母那里遗传而来的。
  2. Her children have inherited her love of sport...
     她的孩子们继承了她对运动的热爱。
  3. Stammering is probably an inherited defect.
     口吃很可能是一种遗传性缺陷。

英英释义

verb

• obtain from someone after their death
  1. I inherited a castle from my French grandparents
• receive by genetic transmission
  1. I inherited my good eyesight from my mother
• receive from a predecessor
  1. The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair

双语例句

• The government inherited an impossible situation from its predecessors
  这届政府从前任那里接过了一个非常棘手的烂摊子。
• Princess Alexandra was to inherit the title of Duchess of Fife
  亚历山德拉公主将会继承法夫女公爵的爵位。
• Today, we inherit the yesterday's glory and regret.
  今天，我们继承着昨天的荣光和遗憾；
• Good as it is to inherit a library, it is better to collect one.
  继承藏书虽好，收集藏书更有意义。
• We inherit from our parents many of our physical characteristics
  我们的许多身体特征都是从父母那里遗传而来的。
• In the event of your father's death, you will inherit the family property.
  令尊如其亡故，由你继承家产。
• I have the ambition to inherit some property.
  我雄心勃勃想继承一些财产。
• How much did he inherit?
  他继承了多少财产？
• It has practical significance to inherit and develop Chinese traditional culture in the new historical conditions.
  这对于在新的历史条件下，继承和发扬中华民族优秀文化传统，有着积极的现实意义。
• This is a sealed class, so you can not inherit from it.
  这是一个密封类，因此无法从它继承。