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hereditary + noun
常见搭配，表示遗传性或世袭性名词
a hereditary disease
一种遗传病
遗传的；家族遗传性的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
遗传的；家族遗传性的
Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to a child through genes; occurring among members of a family by heredity.
a hereditary disease
一种遗传病
依遗嘱或无遗嘱作为遗产传承的
Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.
通常由遗传在家族成员间发生
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
(头衔、荣誉或权利)依法在某人死后授予其子孙的
Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.
依据既定(常为法律)继承规则可继承或可遗传的
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
He suffers from a hereditary disease that runs in his family.
他患有一种家族遗传病。
AI contextual example
The throne is hereditary, passed from father to son.
王位是世袭的，由父亲传给儿子。
AI contextual example
Some genetic traits are hereditary, like eye color.
一些基因特征如眼睛颜色是遗传的。
AI contextual example
hereditary monarchy
世袭君主制
WordNet
常见搭配，表示遗传性或世袭性名词
a hereditary disease
一种遗传病
系表结构，用于描述头衔、职位等
The title is hereditary.
这个头衔是世袭的。
指明遗传或世袭的范围
The trait is hereditary in the family.
该特性在家族中是遗传的。
Not this
This condition is a hereditary.
Use this
This condition is hereditary.
中文的“遗传”既可作名词也可作形容词，但英语中 hereditary 仅为形容词，不可用作名词。
Not this
He suffers from hereditary disease.
Use this
He suffers from a hereditary disease.
英语可数名词前通常需要冠词，而中文没有冠词，学习者易遗漏。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
遗传病
The family has a history of hereditary disease.
这个家族有遗传病史。
世袭头衔
He inherited the hereditary title from his father.
他从父亲那里继承了世袭头衔。
世袭君主制
The country abolished its hereditary monarchy in the 20th century.
该国在20世纪废除了世袭君主制。
遗传特征
Blue eyes are a hereditary trait in their family.
蓝眼睛是他们家族的一个遗传特征。
世袭继承
The law governs the hereditary succession of the throne.
法律规定了王位的世袭继承。
这是遗传的。
In the 2018 horror film "Hereditary", the character Annie Graham says this line to explain the supernatural curse passed down through her family. The word echoes the film's title and central theme.
在2018年恐怖电影《遗传厄运》中，角色安妮·格雷厄姆用这句台词解释她家族中遗传的超自然诅咒。这个词呼应了电影的标题和核心主题。
Use hereditary naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
遗传（hereditary）像‘祖传’的‘贺礼’，世袭传承。
语域：mixed 常见场景：biology、law、medicine、family 该词常用于正式语境（如法律、生物学），但在日常谈论家族遗传特征时也较常见，因此register选择mixed。
这些词以相同的 -tary 结尾拼写，且后缀发音相似（/tɛri/ 或 /teri/），但由于重音位置不同（hereditary 的重音在第二个音节），它们并非完全押韵。请注意，hereditary 的发音为 /hɝˈɛdətɛri/，而后缀之前的音节发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.