legacy
美音:[´legəsı
]
英音:[´legəsı
]
n.遗赠(物),遗产(祖先传下来)
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legacy为短语/超纲词汇
词频:4926
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名词复数:legacies
词根
leg＝to appoint（指定;任命）,to send（送）
legacy
/'legəsɪ; `lɛˇəsɪ/
n
1 money or property left to sb in a will 遗赠产; 遗赠的财物.
2 (fig 比喻) thing passed to sb by predecessors or from earlier events, etc 先人或过去遗留下来的东西
*the cultural legacy of the Renaissance 文艺复兴时期的文化遗产
* His weak chest was a legacy of a childhood illness. 他那瘦弱的胸脯是儿时患病的後遗症. Cf 参看 inheritance (inherit).
n
1 money or property left to sb in a will 遗赠产; 遗赠的财物.
2 (fig 比喻) thing passed to sb by predecessors or from earlier events, etc 先人或过去遗留下来的东西
*the cultural legacy of the Renaissance 文艺复兴时期的文化遗产
* His weak chest was a legacy of a childhood illness. 他那瘦弱的胸脯是儿时患病的後遗症. Cf 参看 inheritance (inherit).
legacy
nplurallegacies[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: legacie 'position of a legate', from Latin legatus; LEGATE]
something that happens or exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
legacy of
The invasion left a legacy of hatred and fear.
legacy from
a legacy from the colonial period
money or property that you receive from someone after they die
= inheritance
She received a small legacy from her aunt.
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: legacie 'position of a legate', from Latin legatus; LEGATE]
something that happens or exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time
legacy of
The invasion left a legacy of hatred and fear.
legacy from
a legacy from the colonial period
money or property that you receive from someone after they die
= inheritance
She received a small legacy from her aunt.
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