
好词典

源自中古英语enheritance,最终源于拉丁语inhereditare(继承),由in-(进入)+hereditas(遗产)构成。
❶ 指从已故亲属那里继承的财产、金钱或其他资产。通常涉及法律程序,按照遗嘱或继承法分配。
“She received a large inheritance from her grandfather.”
(她从祖父那里继承了一大笔遗产。)
“The inheritance was divided equally among the three siblings.”
(遗产被平均分配给了三个兄弟姐妹。)
❶ 在生物学中,指从父母传递给后代的基因特征或性状。这是遗传学的基本概念。
“Eye color is determined by genetic inheritance.”
(眼睛的颜色由基因遗传决定。)
“Scientists study patterns of inheritance in fruit flies.”
(科学家研究果蝇的遗传模式。)
inheritance tax — 对继承的财产征收的税款,不同国家/地区税率和免税额不同。
“They had to pay 40% inheritance tax on the estate.”
(他们必须为房产缴纳40%的遗产税。)
genetic inheritance — 特指生物学中通过基因传递的遗传特征,区别于文化或物质继承。
“The study focused on the genetic inheritance of rare diseases.”
(该研究聚焦罕见疾病的基因遗传。)