legacy

Word family nounlegatarylegateelegatorlegacy

leg·a·cy1 /ˈleɡəsi/ noun (plural legacies) [countableC]

1 RESULTsomething that happens or exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time 遗留的问题，后遗症

legacy of

The invasion left a legacy of hatred and fear.

这次入侵留下的是仇恨和恐惧。

legacy from

a legacy from the colonial period

殖民时期遗留下来的问题

2 GIVEmoney or property that you receive from someone after they die 遗产，遗赠物 SYN inheritance

She received a small legacy from her aunt.

她从姨妈那里继承了一小笔遗产。

Examples from the Corpus

legacy• The house was a legacy from her aunt.• But, as might, be expected, there is some negative legacy from the past in Doreen's adult experience.• Further legislation followed, which could more reasonably be said to have united the hitherto disparate regimes of legacy and trust.• This was an enormously significant legacy for all educators that followed.• He is beginning, ever so slowly, to think about the legacy he has built for himself.• A part of the legacy, however, ceases to bear interest.• In the excavated tombs there, the legacy of Koguryo lives in the murals depicting warriors on horseback.• Our Victorian legacy means that we have no access to the vocabulary of desire.

legacy of• Racial tension in the country is a legacy of slavery.

legacy2 adjectiveadj [only before noun]

1. a legacy system, piece of software etc is one that people continue to use, although more modern ones are available 〔系统、软件等〕遗留的，老旧的

2. legacy data old information that an organization has, especially information stored in an old-fashioned way 〔尤指用过时方式存储的〕遗留数据

From Longman Business Dictionary

legacyleg·a·cy1 /ˈlegəsi/ noun (plural legacies) [countableC]

1a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time

Hotels are in oversupply, a legacy of the last building boom.

2LAW money or property that you receive from someone after they die

His death would secure her a legacy.

Many people want to leave a legacy to a charity they have supported all their lives.

→ demonstrative legacy → general legacy → residuary legacy

legacylegacy2 adjectiveadj [only before a noun]COMPUTING

old and no longer sold, but still used by some people

The software offers automated integration with legacy systems.

Origin legacy

(1300-1400) Old French legacie “position of a legate”, from Latin legatus; → LEGATE

单词	legacy
释义	legacy Word family nounlegatarylegateelegatorlegacy leg·a·cy1 /ˈleɡəsi/ ●○○ noun (plural legacies) [countableC] 1 RESULTsomething that happens or exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time 遗留的问题，后遗症 legacy of The invasion left a legacy of hatred and fear. 这次入侵留下的是仇恨和恐惧。 legacy from a legacy from the colonial period 殖民时期遗留下来的问题 2 GIVEmoney or property that you receive from someone after they die 遗产，遗赠物 SYN inheritance She received a small legacy from her aunt. 她从姨妈那里继承了一小笔遗产。 Examples from the Corpus legacy• The house was a legacy from her aunt.• But, as might, be expected, there is some negative legacy from the past in Doreen's adult experience.• Further legislation followed, which could more reasonably be said to have united the hitherto disparate regimes of legacy and trust.• This was an enormously significant legacy for all educators that followed.• He is beginning, ever so slowly, to think about the legacy he has built for himself.• A part of the legacy, however, ceases to bear interest.• In the excavated tombs there, the legacy of Koguryo lives in the murals depicting warriors on horseback.• Our Victorian legacy means that we have no access to the vocabulary of desire. legacy of• Racial tension in the country is a legacy of slavery. legacy2 adjectiveadj [only before noun] 1. a legacy system, piece of software etc is one that people continue to use, although more modern ones are available 〔系统、软件等〕遗留的，老旧的 2. legacy data old information that an organization has, especially information stored in an old-fashioned way 〔尤指用过时方式存储的〕遗留数据 From Longman Business Dictionary legacyleg·a·cy1 /ˈlegəsi/ noun (plural legacies) [countableC] 1a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time Hotels are in oversupply, a legacy of the last building boom. 2LAW money or property that you receive from someone after they die His death would secure her a legacy. Many people want to leave a legacy to a charity they have supported all their lives. → demonstrative legacy → general legacy → residuary legacy legacylegacy2 adjectiveadj [only before a noun]COMPUTING old and no longer sold, but still used by some people The software offers automated integration with legacy systems. Origin legacy (1300-1400) Old French legacie “position of a legate”, from Latin legatus; → LEGATE
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