inherit
verb
ɪnˈherɪət verb
1 to receive money, property etc from someone after they have died 继承（遗产） I,T
inherit sth from sb
He inherited a fortune from his grandmother.
他从祖母那儿继承了一笔财产。
inherited wealth
继承的财富
2 if you inherit a situation, especially one in which problems have been caused by other people, you have to deal with it 接手，接过，承担〔需处理的由别人造成的问题〕 T
The present government inherited a closed, state-dominated economy.
现任政府接手了一个封闭的由国家控制的经济制度。
3 to have the same character or appearance as your parents 经遗传得到〔父母的性格或外貌〕 T
inherit sth from sb
Mr. Grass inherited his work ethic from his father.
格拉斯先生的职业道德遗传自父亲。
I inherited my mother’s curly hair.
我遗传了母亲的鬈发。
4 to get something that someone else does not want any more 接收〔别人不再需要的东西〕 T
inherit sth from sb
We inherited the furniture from the previous tenants.
我们从先前搬走的房客那里接收了这些家具。