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legacy
遗赠；（遗嘱中的）遗产
核心释义
Money or property given to someone in a will; a bequest.
- 1.
遗嘱中留给某人的钱或财产
Money or property bequeathed to someone in a will.
- 2.
(法律)依遗嘱赠与的个人财产
(law) a gift of personal property by will
- 3.
从前任或过去继承的东西。
Something inherited from a predecessor or the past.
- 4.
校友的后代,在学术录取中享有优先权
The descendant of an alumnus, given preference in academic admissions.
前人留下的东西；遗留；（招生中受优待的）校友子女；遗嘱中留给某人的钱或财产；(法律)依遗嘱赠与的个人财产；从前任或过去继承的东西。
用法In use
My uncle left me a small legacy in his will.
用法提示：legacy 此处为名词，指遗嘱中留给某人的金钱或财产。
The new president is determined to build a lasting legacy of peace.
用法提示：legacy 为名词，指前人留下、可传承的成就或影响。
The library is one of the city's most valuable legacies from the 19th century.
用法提示：legacy 为名词（复数 legacies），指从过去继承下来的重要事物。
the legacy of {someone/something}
用于指某人或某事物留下的长期影响或贡献。
The legacy of the ancient Greeks is still felt today.
古希腊人的遗产至今仍被感受到。
leave a legacy
强调某人去世或离开后留下的非物质遗产。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- leave a legacy
- 留下遗产
- She wanted to leave a legacy of kindness.她想留下仁慈的遗产。
- create a legacy
- 创造遗产
- He created a legacy through his art.他通过自己的艺术创造了一份遗产。
- lasting legacy
- 持久的遗产
- The project had a lasting legacy on the community.该项目对社区产生了持久的遗产。
- cultural legacy
- 文化遗产
- The ancient city is part of our cultural legacy.这座古城是我们文化遗产的一部分。
- family legacy
- 家族遗产
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想'leg'（腿）代表代代相传的脚步，'legacy'即遗产。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于指物质或精神遗产，常见于法律、金融或文化讨论中，语气中性偏正式。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，常接 of 或 from 说明来源。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common words rhyme with 'legacy' because its stressed vowel /ɛ/ and following sequence /ɡəsi/ are unique. The listed words share the '-acy' ending and similar /əsi/ sound but have different stress patterns, so they do not rhyme.
用法优先级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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