| 释义 |
inherit/inˈherit/v. (inherited, inheriting) 1 tr. receive (property, rank, title, etc.) by legal descent or succession 继承(财产、地位、称号等) 2 tr. derive (a quality or characteristic) genetically from one's parents or ancestors 因遗传而得到(性格、特性) 3 absol. [含宾] succeed as an heir (作为后嗣)获得，接过 a younger son rarely inherits 幼子难得获得遗产 □ inheritor n. (fem. inheritress /-tris/ or inheritrix /-triks/)[Middle English via Old French enheriter from Late Latin inhereditare (as IN-2, Latin heres heredis ‘heir’)] |