inherit

verb

/ɪnˈherɪt/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they inherit	/ɪnˈherɪt/ /ɪnˈherɪt/
he / she / it inherits	/ɪnˈherɪts/ /ɪnˈherɪts/
past simple inherited	/ɪnˈherɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈherɪtɪd/
past participle inherited	/ɪnˈherɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈherɪtɪd/
-ing form inheriting	/ɪnˈherɪtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈherɪtɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] to receive money, property, etc. from somebody when they die继承（金钱、财产等）
- inherit something from somebody She inherited a fortune from her father.她从她父亲那里继承了一大笔财富。
- inherit (something) He will inherit the title on the death of his uncle.他伯父死后他将继承这个头衔。
- Does he know that she stands to inherit?他是否知道她很可能继承一大笔财产？
compare disinherit
Wordfinder
- ancestor
- branch
- descent
- dynasty
- family tree
- genealogy
- generation
- inherit
- relation
- trace
- He stood to inherit (= was likely to inherit) property worth over five million.当时他很有可能继承价值 500 多万的财产。
- She inherited some money from her mother.她从母亲那里继承了一笔钱。
Topics Moneyb2
Collocations Dictionary
verb + inherit
- stand to
preposition
- from
phrases
- be genetically inherited
[transitive] to have qualities, physical features, etc. that are similar to those of your parents, grandparents, etc.经遗传获得（品质、身体特征等）
- inherit something He has inherited his mother's patience.这种耐心是母亲遗传给他的。
- Is this an inherited disease?这是遗传病吗？
- How many of these traits are genetically inherited?这些特征中有多少是遗传的？
- inherit something from somebody She inherited a passion for music from her grandfather.她对音乐的酷爱得自祖父的遗传。
Topics Family and relationshipsb2
Collocations Dictionary
verb + inherit
- stand to
preposition
- from
phrases
- be genetically inherited
[transitive] inherit something (from somebody) if you inherit a particular situation from somebody, you are now responsible for dealing with it, especially because you have replaced that person in their job接替（责任等）；继任
- policies inherited from the previous administration因袭上届政府的政策
- I inherited a number of problems from my predecessor.我的前任遗留给我很多问题。

词源Middle English enherite ‘receive as a right’, from Old French enheriter, from late Latin inhereditare ‘appoint as heir’, from Latin in- ‘in’ + heres, hered- ‘heir’.