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。
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
having made no legally valid will before death; not disposed of by a legal will
未立有效遗嘱的
Without a valid will indicating whom to leave one's estate to after death.
未遗赠的；未通过遗嘱处置的
Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will.
When my grandfather died intestate, the family had to follow the default inheritance rules.
我祖父去世时没有立遗嘱，家人不得不遵循默认的继承规则。
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.
如果一个人去世时未立遗嘱，法官将决定如何分配资产。
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.
她未经遗嘱处置的财产由三个儿子平均分配。
用法提示：形容词修饰 property，表示财产未经遗嘱处置。
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。
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。
The intestate's estate is administered by the court.
未留遗嘱者的遗产由法院管理。
grammar · medium
易错句子He died interstate, so the court decided who got his property.
正确表达He died intestate, so the court decided who got his property.
interstate 意为“州际的”，与遗嘱无关；intestate 才表示“未立遗嘱的”。二者拼写和读音相近，但意思完全不同。这里要表达的是去世时没有留下有效遗嘱，因此应使用 intestate。
grammar · medium
易错句子She died intestately and her assets went to the state.
正确表达She died intestate and her assets went to the state.
die 后接形容词作主语补语，如 die young、die poor，而不是副词。intestate 本身就是形容词，无需加 -ly。这里应使用 intestate 来说明死亡时的状态。
对应形容词义项“未立遗嘱的”；testate 指已立下有效遗嘱，二者为法律语境中的直接反义词。
对应名词义项“无遗嘱的死亡者”；testator 指留有有效遗嘱而死亡的人，仅在名词义项上相对。
interstate 指“州与州之间的”，如 interstate highway；intestate 指“未立遗嘱的”，两者拼写相近但含义完全不同。
testate 是“留有有效遗嘱的”，与 intestate 的意义相反；两者只差前缀 in-，但意思完全对立。
intestacy 是名词，指“未留遗嘱的法律状态”；intestate 是形容词，描述“未立遗嘱的”。不能用名词形式替代形容词。
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。
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。
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。
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。
未立遗嘱死亡
Intestate death often creates legal complications.
未立遗嘱死亡往往会引发法律纠纷。
未留遗嘱者的遗产
The intestate's estate was divided among his children.
这位未留遗嘱者的遗产由他的子女们分割。
in-（不）+ testate（立有遗嘱的）
test-（见证、遗嘱）+ -ate（形容词后缀）
test-（遗嘱）+ -ator（施动者后缀）
test-（证明、遗嘱）+ -ment（名词后缀）
遗嘱是死者生前处分财产的文书，无遗嘱死亡即未留下这种文书。
法院对遗嘱进行认证的法律程序；无遗嘱时可能转为遗产管理程序。
死者遗留的全部财产，无遗嘱时依法定顺序分配。
依法或依遗嘱获得遗产的人；无遗嘱时由法律规定继承人。
继承是取得死者财产的过程，无遗嘱时按法定继承处理。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.