intestate

释义

in-（不）+ testate（已立遗嘱的，来自 testārī）= 没有为自己的意愿作证——未立遗嘱而死。最常见的形式是短语 "to die intestate"，此后由法律而非死者来决定遗产归属。

常用搭配

• 1.die intestate未立遗嘱而死
• 2.intestate succession无遗嘱继承
• 3.intestate estate无遗嘱遗产

例句

• 1.

  When someone dies intestate, the state decides how the estate is divided.

  一个人若未立遗嘱而死，由州法律决定遗产如何分配。

• 2.

  Because he died intestate, his assets were split among his relatives.

  由于他未留遗嘱，他的财产在亲属之间分配了。