Word · Frequency #26692
patrimony
家底
a church endowment
- 1.
A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a larger sense, from any male ancestor.
从父亲或更广泛意义上的男性祖先继承的权利或遗产
- 2.
a church endowment
教堂产业
- 3.
Formerly, a church estate or endowment.
以前指教会的地产或捐赠
- 4.
an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture)
祖传遗产(尤指长子继承的)
从父亲或更广泛意义上的男性祖先继承的权利或遗产；教堂产业；以前指教会的地产或捐赠；祖传遗产(尤指长子继承的)
In use
The cathedral's vast patrimony includes several historic estates.
The church used its patrimonies to fund community projects.
Donations to the monastery became part of its sacred patrimony.
possessive determiner + patrimony
常用所有格修饰家底。
He squandered his patrimony.
他挥霍了他的家底。
patrimony of + noun
表示...的家底或遗产。
The patrimony of the church was extensive.
教会的家底十分雄厚。
verb + patrimony
patrimony常与inherit, preserve等动词搭配。
She inherited the family patrimony.
Connections
Collocations
- national patrimony
- 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。
- cultural patrimony
- 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。
- family patrimony
- 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。
- ecclesiastical patrimony
- 教会产业
- The bishop managed the ecclesiastical patrimony carefully.主教谨慎地管理教会产业。
- common patrimony
- 共同遗产
- Water is the common patrimony of all people.水是所有人的共同遗产。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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'.
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