be·queath
verb/bɪˈkwiːð/
/bɪˈkwiːð/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bequeath | /bɪˈkwiːð/ /bɪˈkwiːð/ |
| he / she / it bequeaths | /bɪˈkwiːðz/ /bɪˈkwiːðz/ |
| past simple bequeathed | /bɪˈkwiːðd/ /bɪˈkwiːðd/ |
| past participle bequeathed | /bɪˈkwiːðd/ /bɪˈkwiːðd/ |
| -ing form bequeathing | /bɪˈkwiːðɪŋ/ /bɪˈkwiːðɪŋ/ |
- to say in a will that you want somebody to have your property, money, etc. after you die
（在遗嘱中）把…遗赠给 - bequeath something (to somebody) He bequeathed his entire estate (= all his money and property) to his daughter.
他把全部财产遗赠给他的女儿。 - bequeath somebody something He bequeathed his daughter his entire estate.
他把全部财产遗赠给他的女儿。
- bequeath something (to somebody) He bequeathed his entire estate (= all his money and property) to his daughter.
- bequeath something (to somebody) | bequeath somebody something to leave the results of your work, knowledge, etc. for other people to use or deal with, especially after you have died
（尤指死后）将（工作成果、知识等）留下（给后人享用或处理） - The previous government had bequeathed a legacy of problems.
上届政府遗留下很多问题。
- The previous government had bequeathed a legacy of problems.
Word OriginOld English becwethan, from be- ‘about’ (expressing transitivity) + cwethan ‘say’, of Germanic origin.