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hereditary

美音:[hə´redə´terı ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.世袭的,遗传的

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hereditary为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

名词:hereditariness 副词:hereditarily

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her=heir(继承人)

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inborn  inherited  heroine    

hereditary


/hɪ'redɪtrɪ; [US] -terɪ; hə`rɛdə,tɛrɪ/
adj
1 passed on from parent to child, or from one generation to following generations 遗传的; 世代相传的
*hereditary characteristics, features, beliefs 遗传而来的特性、有遗传特点的相貌、世代沿袭的信仰
* The disease is hereditary.这种病有遗传性.
2 holding a position by inheritance 继承的; 世袭的
*a hereditary ruler 世袭的统治者.

hereditary


adj
a quality or illness that is hereditary is passed from a parent to a child before the child is born
genetic
BrE a hereditary position, rank, or title can be passed from an older to a younger person in the same family, usually when the older one dies
 a hereditary peer