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possessive determiner + patrimony
常用所有格修饰家底。
He squandered his patrimony.
他挥霍了他的家底。
家底
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
家底
a church endowment
He squandered his patrimony.
他挥霍了他的家底。
从父亲或更广泛意义上的男性祖先继承的权利或遗产
A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor.
教堂产业
a church endowment
以前指教会的地产或捐赠
Formerly, a church estate or endowment.
祖传遗产(尤指长子继承的)
an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
The cathedral's vast patrimony includes several historic estates.
这座大教堂的巨额家底包括几处历史庄园。
The church used its patrimonies to fund community projects.
教会利用其家底资助社区项目。
Donations to the monastery became part of its sacred patrimony.
对修道院的捐赠成为其神圣家底的一部分。
常用所有格修饰家底。
He squandered his patrimony.
他挥霍了他的家底。
表示...的家底或遗产。
The patrimony of the church was extensive.
教会的家底十分雄厚。
patrimony常与inherit, preserve等动词搭配。
She inherited the family patrimony.
她继承了家族的家底。
Not this
I received a large patrimony from my grandfather.
Use this
I received a large inheritance from my grandfather.
Patrimony 特指教会捐赠的财产，而非一般的家庭遗产。中文“家底”可能让人误用，但英文中表示家庭遗产应用 inheritance。
Not this
The church has many patrimony.
Use this
The church has many patrimonies.
Patrimony 是可数名词，其复数形式为 patrimonies。中文学习者可能误认为其不可数，但根据词典，它可用于复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
国家遗产
The ancient temple is part of our national patrimony.
这座古庙是我们国家遗产的一部分。
文化遗产
Laws protect the cultural patrimony of indigenous communities.
法律保护土著社区的文化遗产。
家庭祖产
He inherited the family patrimony after his father died.
父亲去世后，他继承了家族祖产。
教会产业
The bishop managed the ecclesiastical patrimony carefully.
主教谨慎地管理教会产业。
共同遗产
Water is the common patrimony of all people.
水是所有人的共同遗产。
Use patrimony naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
patrimony里的patri-让人联想到father，记住是父亲或祖先传下的遗产，如长子继承的家产。
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents、historical texts、formal heritage discussions patrimony 多用于正式或法律语境，指从父亲或男性祖先继承的财产或权利，也可指教会产业或祖传遗产。日常口语中更常用 inheritance，理解时需根据上下文判断。
Only 'matrimony' rhymes with 'patrimony' /ˈpætrəmoʊni/: both share /ˈ...trəmoʊni/. The other listed words are lookalikes: 'testimony' /ˈtestəmoʊni/, 'ceremony' /ˈserəmoʊni/, 'alimony' /ˈæləmoʊni/, and 'parsimony' /ˈpɑːrsəmoʊni/ have different stressed vowels or consonant clusters, and 'harmony' /ˈhɑːrməni/ does not end in /moʊni/. Therefore none of those rhyme with 'patrimony'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.