Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #14409
bequeath
遗赠；遗留
核心释义
to leave or give (money, property, etc.) to someone by a will after one's death
- 1.
通过遗嘱给予或遗赠；依遗嘱赠与。
To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
- 2.
遗赠
leave or give by will after one's death
- 3.
传下去；传递。
To hand down; to transmit.
- 4.
给予；提供；委托。
To give; to offer; to commit.
通过遗嘱给予或遗赠；依遗嘱赠与。；遗赠；传下去；传递。；给予；提供；委托。；遗留；[法] 遗赠
用法In use
Her aunt bequeathed her entire jewelry collection to the city museum.
用法提示：bequeathed 是 bequeath 的过去式，表示按遗嘱把财产留给某机构。
He has decided to bequeath his old piano to his niece.
用法提示：bequeath 是动词原形，用在 to 后构成不定式，表示死后把物品留给某人。
The house was bequeathed to me by a distant relative I had never met.
用法提示：bequeathed 是过去分词，用于被动语态，表示某物被遗赠给某人。
My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry
bequeath sth to sb
bequeath 后接遗赠物，用介词 to 引出接受者。
She bequeathed her entire estate to her niece.
她将全部遗产遗赠给了侄女。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- bequeath to charity
- 遗赠给慈善机构
- He bequeathed most of his wealth to charity.他把自己大部分财产遗赠给了慈善机构。
- bequeath one's estate
- 遗赠遗产（指全部财产）
- She bequeathed her estate to her two sons.她把自己的全部遗产遗赠给了两个儿子。
- bequeath a fortune
- 遗赠一大笔财产
- The millionaire bequeathed a fortune to his alma mater.那位百万富翁向母校遗赠了一大笔财产。
- bequeath a legacy
- 留下遗产（常指精神、文化等方面的传承）
- His discoveries bequeathed a lasting legacy to science.他的发现为科学留下了持久的遗产。
- bequeath by will
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
画面：一位老人临终前在遗嘱上写下 bequeath，把房子和积蓄留给子女；记住这是死后才生效的“给”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：遗嘱、法律文件、正式书面语 bequeath 通常用于正式或法律语境，多出现在遗嘱、合同或正式书面表达中，日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 beneath、wreath、sheath、teeth 押韵，都读 /iːθ/。注意 death /dɛθ/ 和 breathe /briːð/ 看起来像，但读音不同，不与 bequeath 押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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