inheritance /ɪnˈherətəns/ noun plural inheritances
plural inheritances
Learner's definition of INHERITANCE
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[count] : money, property, etc., that is received from someone when that person dies遗产;继承物 -
She began her own business with the inheritance she got from her grandfather.她用从她祖父那里得来的遗产创办了自己的企业。
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He left sizable inheritances to his children.他给他的孩子们留下了相当可观的遗产。
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an inheritance tax [=a tax on inherited property or money]遗产税
2
[singular] : something from the past that is still important or valuable(过去遗留下来的重要或有价值的)遗产 3
[noncount] : the act of inheriting something继承;遗传