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inheritance

🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈherɪtəns/🇺🇸 US/in'heritәns/
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Definitions

n.

Money, property, or titles received from someone after their death; characteristics passed on genetically from parents

遗产;继承;遗传特征

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
herstick, cling, adhere
+
itsuffix
+
ancestate, quality
=inheritance

Common Collocations

  • 1.inheritance tax遗产税
  • 2.inheritance law继承法
  • 3.[genetic] inheritance[遗传]继承

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The inheritance included a house, land, and investment portfolio.

  • 2.

    Genetic inheritance determines some of our physical characteristics.

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