Word · Frequency #27897
intestate
未立遗嘱的；未经遗嘱处置的
核心释义
having made no legally valid will before death; not disposed of by a legal will
- 1.
未立有效遗嘱的
Without a valid will indicating whom to leave one's estate to after death.
- 2.
未遗赠的；未通过遗嘱处置的
Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will.
未立有效遗嘱的；未遗赠的；未通过遗嘱处置的；没有遗嘱的；无遗嘱嘱明处置的
用法In use
When my grandfather died intestate, the family had to follow the default inheritance rules.
用法提示：形容词作表语，与 died 连用，表示死亡时未立遗嘱。
If a person dies intestate, a judge will decide how to divide the assets.
用法提示：形容词作主语补足语，说明主语死亡时未订立遗嘱。
Her intestate property was shared equally among her three sons.
用法提示：形容词修饰 property，表示财产未经遗嘱处置。
adjective: die intestate
形容词常作表语或主语补足语，'die intestate' 表示未留有效遗嘱而死亡。
He died intestate, so the court had to decide how to divide his property.
他未立遗嘱就去世了，因此法院不得不决定如何分割他的财产。
noun: the intestate
名词多为法律用语，指未留有效遗嘱而死亡的人；复数形式为 intestates。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- die intestate
- 未立遗嘱便去世
- He died intestate, so the state determined who inherited.他未立遗嘱便去世了，因此由州政府决定谁继承。
- intestate succession
- 无遗嘱继承
- Intestate succession varies from country to country.无遗嘱继承的规定因国家而异。
- intestate heir
- 无遗嘱继承人
- The intestate heirs received equal shares.无遗嘱继承人获得了相等的份额。
- intestate administration
- 无遗嘱遗产管理
- The court ordered intestate administration of the assets.法院下令对这些资产进行无遗嘱遗产管理。
- intestate death
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想记忆：testate 是“留有遗嘱的”，in- 表示“无、未”，所以 intestate 就是“未立遗嘱的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式法律文书、遗嘱与遗产处理、法庭或公证事务 “intestate”属于法律术语，多用于正式的法律文书或涉及遗嘱、遗产的场合，日常口语中很少出现；可作形容词表示“未立遗嘱的”，也可作名词指“未留遗嘱而死亡的人”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 intestate /ɪnˈtɛsteɪt/ 真正押韵的只有 testate /ˈtɛsteɪt/。estate、state 拼写以 -state 结尾，但重读元音为 /eɪ/；dictate、rotate 以 -tate 结尾，重读元音分别为 /ɪ/、/oʊ/，均不押韵。hesitate 虽重读元音同为 /ɛ/，但重读音节后的辅音不同，也不押韵。
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