heirloom

FREQ #17906

n. 传家宝, 动产继承物 [法] 祖传动产, 传家宝

发音

UK /ˈɛə.luːm/
US /ˈɛɚ.lum/
US /ˈɛɹ.lum/
AU /ˈeː.lʉːm/

词形变化

heirlooms 复数 heirlooms

别名

heyre-loome heir-loom

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.

    传家宝

  2. 2.

    An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.

    植物学 商务

词汇关系

名词

上位词 5

holding property inheritance heritage belongings

整体词 2

inheritance heritage

词源

Inherited from Middle English heirlome (“heirloom”, literally “a tool or article passed to one's heirs”). By surface analysis, heir + loom. Displaced native Old English fæderġestrēon.

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