The flashcard defines "inherit" as a verb meaning to receive money or property from someone who has died, to receive a task or problem from a previous holder, or to be born with certain characteristics from one's parents or ancestors.
The flashcard defines "inherit" as a verb with three main meanings: to receive money or property after someone's death, to take over a task or problem from a predecessor, or to be born with qualities or characteristics from parents or ancestors.
[VERB 动词]继承(金钱或财产) If you inherit money or property, you receive it from someone who has died.
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He has no son to inherit his land.
他没有儿子来继承田产。
...paintings that he inherited from his father.
他从父亲那里继承来的油画
...people with inherited wealth.
继承了财富的人
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[VERB 动词](从前人、前任等)接过，得到 If you inherit something such as a task, problem, or attitude, you get it from the people who used to have it, for example because you have taken over their job or been influenced by them.
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The government inherited an impossible situation from its predecessors...
这届政府从前任那里接过了一个非常棘手的烂摊子。
Our legal system inherited laws from the English system.
我们的司法体系沿袭了英国的法律体系。
...the inherited wisdoms contained in its social hierarchy.
社会等级划分中所包含的传承下来的智慧
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[VERB 动词]经遗传获得(特征、特质等) If you inherit a characteristic or quality, you are born with it, because your parents or ancestors also had it.
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We inherit from our parents many of our physical characteristics...
我们的许多身体特征都是从父母那里遗传而来的。
Her children have inherited her love of sport...
她的孩子们继承了她对运动的热爱。
Stammering is probably an inherited defect.
口吃很可能是一种遗传性缺陷。
Oxford
in·herit/ɪnˈherɪt; NAmEɪnˈherɪt/verb1[transitive , intransitive ]inherit(sth) (from sb) to receive money, property, etc. from sb when they die 继承（金钱、财产等）◆She inherited a fortune from her father.她从她父亲那里继承了一大笔财富。☞compare
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2[transitive ]inheritsth (from sb) 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）◆He has inherited his mother's patience.这种耐心是母亲遗传给他的。◆an inherited disease遗传病3[transitive ]inheritsth (from sb) if you inherita particular situation from sb, 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inheritinheritsinheritedinheritingin·herit/ɪnˈherɪt; NAmEɪnˈherɪt/
LDC
inheritin‧her‧it /ɪnˈherɪt/ ●●○ verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] to receive money, property etc from someone after they have diedinherit something from somebody He inherited a fortune from his grandmother. inherited wealth► see thesaurus at
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2[transitive] if you inherit a situation, especially one in which problems have been caused by other people, you have to deal with it: The present government inherited a closed, state-dominated economy.3[transitive] to have the same character or appearance as your parentsinherit something from somebody Mr. Grass inherited his work ethic from his father. I inherited my mother’s curly hair.4[transitive] to get something that someone else does not want anymoreinherit something from somebody We inherited the furniture from the previous tenants.
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inherit
[ɪnˈherɪt]inherited, inheriting, inherits
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VERB5805
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Spoken:
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inherited[5142] inheriting[405] inherits[465]
继承(93%)，遗传(7%)
vt.继承；遗传而得
vi.成为继承人
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