Word · Frequency #29839
intestacy
无遗嘱；未留遗嘱
the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will
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The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will.
未留有效遗嘱而死亡的状态；无遗嘱死亡。
未留有效遗嘱而死亡的状态；无遗嘱死亡。；未留遗嘱而死亡；[法] 未留遗嘱；无遗嘱的死亡
In use
If someone dies without a valid will, their property is divided according to the rules of intestacy.
The lawyer warned that intestacy often leads to long delays and extra legal costs for the family.
To avoid intestacy, she signed a will that left everything to her younger sister.
upon intestacy
用于正式或法律语境，表示“死亡时未留下有效遗嘱”。
Upon intestacy, the estate passes to the nearest relatives.
在没有遗嘱的情况下，遗产由近亲属继承。
the rules of intestacy
指法律中关于未留遗嘱者遗产分配的规定。
The rules of intestacy determine who inherits the property.
未留遗嘱时的继承规则决定谁继承财产。
Common mistakes
He died intestacy, so the court had to divide his assets.He died intestate, so the court had to divide his assets.
die 后面需要形容词作表语说明死亡时的状态；intestacy 是名词，不能这样用，应改用形容词 intestate（未留遗嘱的）。这是名词误当形容词用。
The state inherited his property because of his intestate.The state inherited his property because of his intestacy.
intestate 是形容词（也可指‘未留遗嘱而死的人’），不表示‘未留遗嘱’这一抽象状态；这里 of 后面需要名词，因此要用 intestacy。这是把形容词误当名词用。
Connections
Collocations
- intestacy rules
- 无遗嘱继承规则
- The intestacy rules determine who inherits property when someone dies without a will.无遗嘱继承规则决定了某人未留遗嘱去世时谁继承其财产。
- law of intestacy
- 无遗嘱法
- Under the law of intestacy, the deceased's assets are divided among close relatives.根据无遗嘱法，死者的财产在近亲之间分配。
- intestacy provisions
- 无遗嘱条款
- The intestacy provisions of the statute only apply when no valid will exists.该法规的无遗嘱条款仅在不存在有效遗嘱时适用。
- on intestacy
- 在无遗嘱的情况下
- The estate passes to the surviving spouse on intestacy.在无遗嘱的情况下，遗产转给在世配偶。
Synonyms
- lack of a will
- 没有遗嘱；缺少遗嘱 · 比 intestacy 更口语且含义更广（也可指在世时没有遗嘱）；法律语境中指“未留遗嘱死亡”时，intestacy 更准确。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：in-（无）+ test（遗嘱，来自testament）+ -acy（状态），即未留遗嘱的状态。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、遗嘱与继承讨论、法庭与律师语境 intestacy 多用于正式或法律语境，表示未留有效遗嘱而去世的状态；日常口语中较少见，通常出现在遗嘱、继承等法律文件中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 intestacy 以 -acy 结尾，拼写模式相似，但重读元音及后续辅音不同，并不相互押韵。intestacy 的重读元音为 /ɛ/（inˈtestəsi），而 privacy 的重读元音为 /aɪ/，accuracy 为 /æ/，因此只是拼写上的形似词。常见词中没有与 intestacy 完全押韵的词；真正同韵的 testacy（/ˈtɛstəsi/）很罕见，这里不列。
Learn the forms together
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.