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Heirloom Ancestor Loom ɛəlu:M N.传家宝 考 Bequest Testator(祖先留下传家宝/立

单词 heirloom
音标 ['ɛəlu:m]
解释 n.传家宝
红宝书 【考】 heirloom : ancestor / bequest : testator(祖先留下传家宝/立 遗嘱之人留下遗产)
字源 heirloom (n.)
early 15c., ayre lome, a hybrid from heir + loom in its original but now otherwise obsolete sense of "implement, tool." Technically, some piece of property that by will or custom passes down with the real estate.
不择手段背单词 n. 传家宝(家庭内部代代相传的有价值之物)
【记】heir(n 继承人); heiress(n 女性继承人)
【类】heirloom: ancestor = bequest: testator祖先留下传家宝 = 立遗嘱之人留下遗产
趣味全助记 【记】her + loom 她的纺车是传家宝

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