inheritance
noun
ɪnˈherɪətəns
noun
1
money,
property
etc
that
you
receive
from
someone
who
has
died
〔钱财等〕继承物，遗产
C,U
Lucinda
has
to
fight
for
her
life
and
her
inheritance
in
this
gripping
novel.
在这部扣人心弦的小说里，露辛达不得不为她的生命和遗产而拼搏。
2
physical
or
mental
qualities
that
you
inherit
from
your
family
遗传特征
U
Our
genetic
inheritance
cannot
be
changed.
我们的基因遗传特征是无法改变的。
3
ideas,
skills,
literature
etc
from
the
past
that
influence
people
in
the
present
遗产〔指仍对人们有影响的思想、技艺、文学等〕
U
ideas
that
have
become
part
of
our
cultural
inheritance
已成为我们文化遗产一部分的思想