inherit
/ɪnˈhɛrɪt/
- vt.
- 继承，遗传
- vi.
- 接受遗产
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
inherit
词源说明
From Middle English enheriten, from Old French enheriter, from Late Latin inhereditare (“make heir”). Displaced native Old English ierfan.
释义
动词verb
- 1transitiveTo receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest, usually after the previous owner's death.
- 2transitiveTo take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
- 3(transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.