Inherit

[ɪn'herɪt] or [ɪn'hɛrɪt]

解释:

(verb.) obtain from someone after their death; 'I inherited a castle from my French grandparents'.

(verb.) receive by genetic transmission; 'I inherited my good eyesight from my mother'.

(verb.) receive from a predecessor; 'The new chairman inherited many problems from the previous chair'.

录入:沃尔特--From WordNet

解释:

(v. t.) To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the crown.

(v. t.) To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical qualities; as, he inherits a strong constitution, a tendency to disease, etc.

(v. t.) To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy as a possession.

(v. t.) To put in possession of.

(v. i.) To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance.

海伦手打

同义词及近义词：

v. a. Take from ancestors, take by inheritance, come into possession of as an heir.

弗雷迪手打

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Occupy, possess, enjoy

ANT:Acquire, earn, gain, squander, alienate, dissipate, bequeath, leave, demise,devise

加勒特录入

解释:

v.t. to take as heir or by descent from an ancestor: to possess.—v.i. to enjoy as property.—adj. Inher′itable same as Heritable.—ns. Inher′itance that which is or may be inherited: an estate derived from an ancestor: hereditary descent: natural gift: possession; Inher′itor one who inherits or may inherit: an heir:—fem. Inher′itress Inher′itrix.

整理:莎丽