inherit

英 [ɪn'herɪt] 美[ɪn'hɛrɪt]
  • vt. 继承;遗传而得
  • vi. 成为继承人

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词态变化


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

助记提示


1. in + her + it => 在她肚子里,那将来不就要“继承”吗?

中文词源


inherit 继承,遗传

in-,进入,使,-her,继承,词源同heir,heredity.即使继承,引申词义遗传。

英英释意


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

英文词源


inherit
inherit: see hereditary
inherit (v.)
c. 1300, "to make (someone) an heir," from Old French enheriter "make heir, appoint as heir," from Late Latin inhereditare "to appoint as heir," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + hereditare "to inherit," from heres (genitive heredis) "heir" (see heredity). Sense of "receive inheritance" arose mid-14c.; original sense is retained in disinherit. Related: Inherited; inheriting.

考试真题


Her father died when she was 21 and she inherited 7.

出自-2014年6月听力原文

She inherited a big fortune from her father

出自-2014年6月听力原文

They seem to be turning inward—generally in a pro-social manner, certainly with positive benefits for intimate relationships, but too often at the expense of a connection with the present and future world beyond, including the society they will one day inherit.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

All of those specialized bulbs led to the building of specialized light fixtures, from the desk lamp you study by, to the ugly but beloved hand-painted Chinese lamp you inherited from your grandmother, to the ceiling fixture in your closet, to the light in your oven or refrigerator, and to the light that the dentist points at you.

出自-2015年12月阅读原文

The result could be a group of young people that, like their boomer (二战后生育高峰期出生的美国人) parents, grows up with a strong sense of purpose and sheds the image of apathy (冷漠) they've inherited from Generation X (60 .代后期和70 .代出生的美国人).

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

They seem to be turning inward—generally in a pro-social manner, certainly with positive benefits for intimate relationships, but too often at the expense of a connection with the present and future world beyond, including the society they will one day in

2016年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Yet most ancestry testing only considers a single lineage, either the Y chromosome inherited through men in a father’s line or mitochondrial DNA, which a passed down only from mothers.

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

At a time when Thomas Piketty and other economists are warning of rising inequality and the increasing power of inherited wealth, it is bizarre that wealthy aristocratic families should still be the symbolic heart of modern democratic states.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

实用场景例句


She inherited a fortune from her father.
她从她父亲那里继承了一大笔财富。

牛津词典

He has inherited his mother's patience.
这种耐心是母亲遗传给他的。

牛津词典

an inherited disease
遗传病

牛津词典

policies inherited from the previous administration
因袭上届政府的政策

牛津词典

He has no son to inherit his land.
他没有儿子来继承田产。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...paintings that he inherited from his father.
他从父亲那里继承来的油画

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Her children have inherited her love of sport...
她的孩子们继承了她对运动的热爱。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Being based on critically inherit the forefathers idea , marx established his own spiritual production theory.
马克思在批判地继承前人思想成果的基础上创立了自己的精神生产理论.

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In the event of his death Susan will inherit the money.
如果他死了,苏珊就继承这笔钱.

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She is always burning with desire to inherit the legacy.
她总是野心勃勃地想得到遗产.

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But if we pass away, our family inherit our material possessions. What about virtual property?
可是如果我们离世, 现实生活中的财产由亲人继承, 这些数字遗产又该怎么办 呢 ?

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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.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Unable to find a parent web from which to inherit authoring permissions.
无法找到可以继承创作权限的父网站.

期刊摘选

These different views make discus of inherit of stock right more complicated.
这些观点的不同,使得对股权继承问题的探讨更加复杂.

期刊摘选

Basing on the above and the investigation and analysis, discuss Dai national jewelry inherit and development.
由此,通过对傣族首饰的现状调查和分析, 探讨傣族首饰未来如何传承与发展的问题.

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Nancy Old money means that you don't make the money, you inherit it.
Oldmoney就是有些人自己不工作, 靠继承父辈的钱为生.

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He intended that his son should inherit his business.
他打算让他的儿子继承他的生意.

《简明英汉词典》

LI's metaphors inherit and develops QUYuan's and makes new contribution to lyrics of ancient Chinese poetry.
李商隐诗中的隐喻继承并发展了屈原“香草美人”的比兴象征传统,为我国古代诗歌抒情艺术的创新作出了新贡献.

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Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
太5:5温柔的人有福了.因为他们必承受地土.

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Parents and children shall have right to inherit each other's property.
父母和子女有相互继承遗产的权利.

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Article 13 Successors same in order shall, in general, inherit in equal shares.
  第十三条同一顺序继承人继承遗产的份额, 一般应当均等.

期刊摘选

How else can our students inherit the knowledge that mankind has gained through the ages?
除了这种办法之外我们的学生又怎么能继承人类一代一代的文化遗产?

期刊摘选

Her favorite Beatitude is " Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth ".
她最喜欢的至福是 “ 保佑温顺的人,他们将继承土地 ”.

《简明英汉词典》

In the event of his death, his daughter will inherit the money.
一旦他故去, 他的女儿将会继承这笔钱.

《简明英汉词典》