Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3786
Fully loadedinherit
继承
To receive money, property, a title, or a right from someone when they die or as a legal right.
- 1.
To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
(财产、头衔等)在原主去世后通过法定继承或遗赠获得
- 2.
To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
作为权利取得(尤见于《圣经》译本)
- 3.
To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.
通过遗传从祖先获得某种特征
- 4.
To derive from people or conditions previously in force.
从先前存在的人或条件中承袭而来
- 5.
To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.
(计算机)从父类继承现有功能
- 6.
To derive a new class from (a superclass).
(计算机)从父类派生新类
遗传；接手；承袭；(财产、头衔等)在原主去世后通过法定继承或遗赠获得；作为权利取得(尤见于《圣经》译本)；通过遗传从祖先获得某种特征
In use
She will inherit a large fortune from her grandmother.
The new manager inherited a team that was already well-trained.
He inherited his father's blue eyes.
inherit sth
She inherited a large fortune.
她继承了一大笔财产。
inherit sth from sb/sth
He inherited the business from his father.
他从父亲那里继承了这家企业。
inherit sth (genetic)
用于遗传特征或疾病。
The child inherited her mother's blue eyes.
这个孩子遗传了母亲的蓝眼睛。
Connections
Collocations
- inherit property
- 继承财产
- She inherited a large property from her grandmother.她从祖母那里继承了一大笔财产。
- inherit a fortune
- 继承一笔财富
- He inherited a fortune when his uncle passed away.他叔叔去世时他继承了一笔财富。
- inherit a title
- 继承头衔
- The eldest son inherits the title of duke.长子继承公爵头衔。
- inherit a gene
- 遗传基因
- The child inherited the gene for blue eyes from his mother.这个孩子从他母亲那里遗传了蓝眼睛基因。
- inherit a trait
- 遗传特征
- Many personality traits are inherited from parents.许多性格特征是从父母那里遗传的。
- inherit a tradition
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：inherit 中的 'her' 指 '她的'，遗产由你继承。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或书面语境，多指继承遗产、职位或遗传特征，属于中性语体。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'merit' and 'demerit' share the same /ɛrɪt/ ending (stressed vowel /ɛ/) and stress pattern as 'inherit'; 'spirit' is similar but with /ɪ/; 'parrot' and 'carrot' are spelling lookalikes (ending in -arrot) but pronounced with /æ/ and /ə/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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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