hereditary: [16] Latin hērēs ‘heir’ (a relative of Greek khéra ‘widow’ and Sanskrit hā- ‘leave, lose’) has been quite a prolific source of English words. For one thing there is heir [13] itself, acquired via Old French heir. And then there are all the derivatives of the Latin stem form hērēd-, including hereditament [15], hereditary, heredity [16], and, via the late Latin verb hērēditāre, heritage [13] and inherit [14]. => heredity, heritage, inherit
hereditary (adj.)
early 15c., hereditarie, from Latin hereditarius, from hereditas (see heredity).
权威例句
1. She believes that hereditary peerages should be abolished.
她认为世袭贵族应当被废除.
2. The Queen of England is a hereditary ruler.
英国女王是世袭的统治者.
3. Is this disease hereditary?
这种病遗传 吗 ?
4. Genetic engineers transpose or exchange bits of hereditary material from one organism to the next.
遗传工程师将某一生物的小段遗传物质调换到另一生物,或与其互换。
5. " His Royal Highness Sigismund - Siegfriend - Lauenfeld - Dinkelspiel - Schwartzenberg Blutwurst, Hereditary Grant Duke of Katzenyammer. "