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单词 heritage
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her·it·age

noun
 
/ˈherɪtɪdʒ/
/ˈherɪtɪdʒ/
[usually singular]
  1.  
    the history, traditions, buildings and objects that a country or society has had for many years and that are considered an important part of its character遗产(国家或社会长期形成的文化产物,如历史、传统、建筑、物品等)
    • Spain’s rich cultural heritage西班牙的丰富文化遗产
    • The building is part of our national heritage.这个建筑是我们民族遗产的一部分。
    Extra Examples
    • Folk songs are part of our common heritage.民歌是我们共同遗产的一部份。
    • It's a family-run business that traces its heritage back to 1884.这是个可以追溯到 1884 年的家族企业。
    • The city has an exceptionally rich heritage of historic buildings.这座城市有着非常丰富的古建筑遗产。
    • The country has a long and proud heritage.这个国家有悠久光荣的遗产。
    • The site has UNESCO World Heritage status.这个遗址是联合国教科文组织确认的世界文化遗产。
    • an organization whose aim is to protect our heritage of wild plants旨在保护我们的野生植物遗产的组织
    Topics Historyc1, Family and relationshipsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • glorious
    • precious
    • proud
    verb + heritage
    • have
    • claim
    • conserve
    heritage + noun
    • attraction
    • building
    • centre/​center
  2. a person's ethnic or religious background; the countries, cultures, religious groups, etc. that a person's parents or ancestors come from一个人的种族或宗教背景;一个人的父母或祖先来自的国家、文化、宗教团体等
    • What's your heritage?你的遗产是什么?
    • Her heritage is Chinese and Vietnamese.她有中国和越南血统。
    • She made a conscious attempt to explore her Jewish heritage.她有意识地探索自己继承的犹太人传统。
    see also dual heritage
    Extra Examples
    • He was the first mayor of black African heritage in a major European city.他是欧洲主要城市第一位具有非洲黑人血统的市长。
    • I will not abandon my religious heritage.我不会放弃我的宗教传统。
    • The performance shows how African Americans celebrate their heritage.这个表演展示了非洲裔美国人是如何颂扬自己的传统的。
    • the 40 million or so Americans who claim an Irish heritage声称具有爱尔兰血统的大约 4,000 万美国人
  3. (in compounds) used to describe a traditional product, brand, type of animal or plant variety, especially one that is old-fashioned, rare and of high quality传统的,历史悠久的(尤指老式、稀有且优质)
    • Cotswold sheep are considered a heritage breed in Canada.科茨沃尔德羊被认为是加拿大的传统品种。
    • Heritage carrots are not always orange in colour.传统胡萝卜并不总是橙色的。
    • They work with some of Britain's oldest heritage brands, including Jaguar, Harrods and the BBC.他们与一些英国最古老的传统品牌合作,包括 Jaguar、Harrods 和 BBC。
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French heritage, from heriter ‘inherit’, from ecclesiastical Latin hereditare, from Latin heres, hered- ‘heir’.
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