Word · Frequency #21872
heirlooms
传家宝；祖传之物
heirlooms is the plural of heirloom.
something that has been passed down in a family for generations
- 1.
A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
世代相传的珍贵物品；传家宝。
- 2.
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.
传统作物品种,经留种栽培世代相传。
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
In use
This silver watch is an heirloom that belonged to my great-grandmother.
The family keeps many heirlooms, even though some are not worth much money.
Her grandmother gave her an old chest, a valuable heirloom passed down for years.
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。
They passed the painting down as an heirloom.
他们把画作为传家宝传了下来。
an heirloom from sb
heirloom 是可数名词，复数形式为 heirlooms。
Connections
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。
Synonyms
- inheritance
- 遗产；继承所得之物 · 强调继承这一事实，可指钱、房产等；heirloom 多指具体祖传物件，强调代代相传。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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/。
Learn the forms together
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