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Inherited Means Family Receive Heir 英 ɪn'herɪtɪd] 美 ɪn'herɪtɪd

英语单词 inherited
英美音标 英 [ɪn'herɪtɪd] 美 [ɪn'herɪtɪd]
中文释义 adj.继承的;遗传的
动词inherit的过去式和过去分词.
英语例句 (1) There are numerous inherited antigens on the surface of the human erythrocyte.
中文例句 (1) 在人的红细胞表面上存在许多遗传的抗原。
vocabulary简明 Inherited means "handed down to you by your family." If your inherited traits include your red hair, freckles, and stubbornness, it means older people in your family also have them.
vocabulary扩展 Something you receive from your parents, grandparents, or other family members is inherited, whether it's a personality trait or a house in the Catskills. Some things are inherited genetically, like blue eyes, and others are inherited legally, like money or property you receive as an heir when someone dies. The Latin root is inhereditare, "to appoint as heir." The meaning changed in the 14th century to "receive, to be the heir."

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