bequeath
verb /bɪˈkwiːð/
/bɪˈkwiːð/
(formal)动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they bequeath | /bɪˈkwiːð/ /bɪˈkwiːð/ |
he / she / it bequeaths | /bɪˈkwiːðz/ /bɪˈkwiːðz/ |
past simple bequeathed | /bɪˈkwiːðd/ /bɪˈkwiːðd/ |
past participle bequeathed | /bɪˈkwiːðd/ /bɪˈkwiːðd/ |
-ing form bequeathing | /bɪˈkwiːðɪŋ/ /bɪˈkwiːðɪŋ/ |
- to say in a will that you want somebody to have your property, money, etc. after you die
synonym leave(在遗嘱中)把…遗赠给 - bequeath something (to somebody) He bequeathed his entire estate (= all his money and property) to his daughter.
他把全部财产遗赠给他的女儿。 - bequeath somebody something He bequeathed his daughter his entire estate.
他把全部财产遗赠给他的女儿。
- bequeath something (to somebody) He bequeathed his entire estate (= all his money and property) to his daughter.
- bequeath something (to somebody) | bequeath somebody something to leave the results of your work, knowledge, etc. for other people to use or deal with, especially after you have died
(尤指死后)将(工作成果、知识等)留下(给后人享用或处理) - The previous government had bequeathed a legacy of problems.
上届政府遗留下很多问题。
- The previous government had bequeathed a legacy of problems.
词源Old English becwethan, from be- ‘about’ (expressing transitivity) + cwethan ‘say’, of Germanic origin.