Word · Frequency #21872
heirloom
传家宝；祖传之物
核心释义
something that has been passed down in a family for generations
- 1.
世代相传的珍贵物品；传家宝。
A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
- 2.
传统作物品种,经留种栽培世代相传。
An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.
祖传动产；世代相传的珍贵物品；传家宝。；传统作物品种,经留种栽培世代相传。；传家宝；动产继承物；[法] 祖传动产
用法In use
This silver watch is an heirloom that belonged to my great-grandmother.
用法提示：此处 heirloom 为名词，表示世代相传的贵重物品。
The family keeps many heirlooms, even though some are not worth much money.
用法提示：heirlooms 是 heirloom 的复数形式，指祖辈传下来的物品。
Her grandmother gave her an old chest, a valuable heirloom passed down for years.
用法提示：heirloom 作名词，指代家族代代相传的物件。
a family heirloom
This brooch is a family heirloom.
这枚胸针是一件传家宝。
pass sth down as an heirloom
也可用 hand down 表达同样的意思。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- family heirloom
- 家族传家宝
- This watch is a family heirloom passed down for generations.这块表是代代相传的家族传家宝。
- pass down an heirloom
- 把传家宝传下去
- They plan to pass down the heirloom to their eldest son.他们打算把传家宝传给长子。
- valuable heirloom
- 珍贵的传家宝
- The ring is a valuable heirloom from my grandmother.这枚戒指是我祖母留下的珍贵传家宝。
- cherished heirloom
- 珍藏的传家宝
- The old book remains a cherished heirloom in our family.这本旧书仍是家里珍藏的传家宝。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象继承人（heir）继承一台老织布机（loom），世代相传——这就是传家宝。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：家庭谈话、遗产继承文件、古玩收藏描述 heirloom 在日常谈论家族代代相传的物品时是中性词；在法律或遗嘱文件里则较正式，多指随遗产一并传承的财产。通常用于家庭故事、遗产文书或收藏品介绍等场合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这6个词都以 -oom 结尾，读 /uːm/，与 heirloom 末尾不重读的 -loom 读音一致；但都不是整词押韵，因为 heirloom 的重音在 heir- 上。小心形近音不同的词：heir 读起来像 air，tomb 拼作 -omb 但读 /tuːm/，booth 读 /buːθ/，soot 读 /sʊt/。
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