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heirloom n.传家宝；〈法律〉动产继承物 (1) 它本来是一个普通花瓶，为了装门面，她却说它是一件传家宝。(2) 她把这枚饰针视为珍宝，因为这是祖上传下来的。 If you know that an heir is a younger person in a family who will inherit things when relatives die, you have a clue to the meaning of heirloom. An heirloom is a special thing that's handed down, sometimes through a will, but often just from person to person. A portrait of an ancestor could be an heirloom. Many families pass down heirloom jewelry. If you hear someone say, "This belonged to my great-great-grandfather" they're probably talking about an heirloom.

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英 ['eəluːm] 美 ['erluːm] (1) It was an ordinary vase, but to save appearances, she said it was a family heirloom.(2) She treasured the brooch because it was an heirloom. An heirloom is something passed down in a family for generations. Your grandma's prized necklace could be an heirloom. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]祖传遗物；传家宝 An heirloom is an ornament or other object that has belonged to a family for a very long time and that has been handed down from one generation to another.

英语单词	heirloom
英美音标	英 ['eəluːm] 美 ['erluːm]
中文释义	n.传家宝；〈法律〉动产继承物
英语例句	(1) It was an ordinary vase, but to save appearances, she said it was a family heirloom. (2) She treasured the brooch because it was an heirloom.
中文例句	(1) 它本来是一个普通花瓶，为了装门面，她却说它是一件传家宝。 (2) 她把这枚饰针视为珍宝，因为这是祖上传下来的。
vocabulary简明	An heirloom is something passed down in a family for generations. Your grandma's prized necklace could be an heirloom.
vocabulary扩展	If you know that an heir is a younger person in a family who will inherit things when relatives die, you have a clue to the meaning of heirloom. An heirloom is a special thing that's handed down, sometimes through a will, but often just from person to person. A portrait of an ancestor could be an heirloom. Many families pass down heirloom jewelry. If you hear someone say, "This belonged to my great-great-grandfather" they're probably talking about an heirloom.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]祖传遗物；传家宝 An heirloom is an ornament or other object that has belonged to a family for a very long time and that has been handed down from one generation to another.

Heirloom Family Person Handed Belonged 英 Eəluːm] 美 Erluːm