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inherited + noun
inherited 作定语，修饰名词，表示‘遗传的’或‘继承的’。
She has an inherited genetic disorder.
她患有遗传性基因疾病。
继承的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
继承的
obtained through inheritance, such as money, property, or a title from someone who has died
She has an inherited genetic disorder.
她患有遗传性基因疾病。
通过继承获得的
Obtained via an inheritance
遗传的
hereditary.
She has her mother's inherited blue eyes.
她有着从母亲那里遗传的蓝眼睛。
The inherited mansion was worth millions.
这座继承来的豪宅价值数百万。
He kept the inherited watch in a safe.
他把这块继承来的手表放在保险柜里。
inherited 作定语，修饰名词，表示‘遗传的’或‘继承的’。
She has an inherited genetic disorder.
她患有遗传性基因疾病。
inherited 作表语，描述主语的状态。
The house is inherited from her grandparents.
这栋房子是从她祖父母那里继承来的。
Not this
This is a inherit trait.
Use this
This is an inherited trait.
错误原因：形容词“inherited”必须使用过去分词形式，不能缺少“-ed”；且以元音音素开头，冠词应用“an”。
Not this
This trait is inherited by my father.
Use this
This trait is inherited from my father.
错误原因：表示遗传或继承的来源时，应用介词“from ”，而非“by ”；“by”用于指示动作执行者，不符合此处语义。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
继承的财富
She used her inherited wealth to fund a scholarship.
她用继承的财富资助了一项奖学金。
遗传性疾病
The test can detect several inherited diseases before symptoms appear.
这项检测可以在症状出现前发现多种遗传性疾病。
遗传特征
Eye color is an inherited trait from your parents.
眼睛的颜色是从父母那里遗传来的特征。
继承的房产
They sold the inherited property after moving abroad.
移居国外后，他们卖掉了继承的房产。
继承的头衔
He was not interested in the inherited title and preferred to be called by his first name.
他对继承的头衔不感兴趣，更喜欢别人叫他的名字。
Use inherited naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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记忆：her（她的）在in和it之间，仿佛她的东西传给了你——inherited即‘继承的、遗传的’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：遗产/财产继承语境、家族特征或遗传病讨论 该词为中性，正式场合和日常口语都常用；在谈论财产继承或遗传特征时都比较自然，通常没有明显的语域限制。
通常作定语，也可作表语
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