hereditary
美音:
[hə´redə´terı
]英音:
[hə´redə´terı
]adj.世袭的,遗传的
难易程度:
hereditary为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:hereditariness 副词:hereditarily
词根
her=heir(继承人)
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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
adja quality or illness that is hereditary is passed from a parent to a child before the child is born
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geneticBrE 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