[N-COUNT 可数名词]遗产;遗赠 A legacy is money or property which someone leaves to you when they die.
You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy.
慷慨留下您的遗产,改写他人的人生。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](事件或历史的)遗留问题,后遗症 A legacy of an event or period of history is something which is a direct result of it and which continues to exist after it is over.
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...a programme to overcome the legacy of inequality and injustice created by Apartheid...
旨在消除种族隔离政策所遗留的不平等与不公正问题的项目
The old system has left a mixed legacy.
旧制度留下的遗产有好有坏。
Oxford
leg·acy/ˈleɡəsi; NAmEˈleɡəsi/
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legacylegaciesnoun(pluralleg·acies)1money or property that is given to you by sb when they die 遗产;遗赠财物SYN
inheritance
◆They each received a legacy of $5 000.他们每人得到了 5 000 元的遗产。2a situation that exists now because of events, actions, etc. that took place in the past 遗留问题;后遗症◆Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction.留给子孙后代的将是环境的污染与破坏。adjective[only before noun ]used to describe a computer system or product that is no longer available to buy but is still used because it would be too difficult or expensive to replace it (计算机系统或产品)已停产的,老化的,老式的◆How can we integrate new technology with our legacy systems?我们该如何将新技术整合到我们老化的系统上?◆legacy hardware/software老式硬件/软件leg·acy/ˈleɡəsi; NAmEˈleɡəsi/
1something that happens or exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier timelegacy of The invasion left a legacy of hatred and fear.legacy from a legacy from the colonial period2money or property that you receive from someone after they dieSYN inheritance: She received a small legacy from her aunt.
legacy1 noun
legacy2 adjective
legacylegacy2 adjective [only before noun]1a legacy system, piece of software etc is one that people continue to use, although more modern ones are available2legacy data old information that an organization has, especially information stored in an old-fashioned way
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legacy
[ˈlegəsi]
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遗赠物(60%),先人或过去遗留下来的东西(40%)
n.遗赠,遗产
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