Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #14409
bequeaths
遗赠；遗留
bequeaths is the third person singular of bequeath.
to leave or give (money, property, etc.) to someone by a will after one's death
- 1.
To give or leave by will; to give by testament.
通过遗嘱给予或遗赠；依遗嘱赠与。
- 2.
leave or give by will after one's death
遗赠
- 3.
To hand down; to transmit.
传下去；传递。
- 4.
To give; to offer; to commit.
给予；提供；委托。
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
In use
Her aunt bequeathed her entire jewelry collection to the city museum.
He has decided to bequeath his old piano to his niece.
The house was bequeathed to me by a distant relative I had never met.
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。
bequeath sb sth
此结构与 bequeath sth to sb 同义，接受者置于动词后、直接宾语前。
His grandfather bequeathed him a vintage watch.
他祖父遗赠给他一块老式手表。
Verb forms
Connections
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
- 通过遗嘱遗赠
- The painting was bequeathed by will to the nation.这幅画根据遗嘱遗赠给了国家。
Learner notes
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”。
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。
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。
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。
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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