legacy

英 [ˈleɡ.ə.si]      美 [ˈleɡ.ə.si]
  • n. 遗赠,遗产
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1. 死去的人送给你的东西自然就是遗产了。
2. delegate, relegate => legacy.
legacy 遗产,遗赠财物

来自拉丁语legatus,大使,使节,词源同legate,来自PIE*leg,读,说,词源同legible.引申词义指定,任命。后词义发生变化,用于指遗嘱,遗赠。比较legate,legatee.

legacy (n.)
late 14c., "body of persons sent on a mission," from Old French legatie "legate's office," from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin legatus "ambassador, envoy," noun use of past participle of legare "appoint by a last will, send as a legate" (see legate). Sense of "property left by will" appeared in Scottish mid-15c.
1. She offered to settle a legacy on Katharine.
她提出要把一笔遗产留给凯瑟琳。
2. They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.
它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产.
3. The legacy of Ancient Rome represented the overwhelming influence on Romanesque architecture.
古罗马的遗产体现在对罗马式建筑的巨大影响上.
4. The two brothers split on inheriting the legacy of their parents.
两兄弟为继承父母的遗产而闹翻.
5. He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.
他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物.

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