hereditary

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a. 世袭的, 遗传的 [医] 遗传的

发音

UK /həˈɹɛdɪt(ə)ɹi/
US /həˈɹɛdɪˌtɛɹi/
IN /ˈhɛrəɖɪʈ(ɐ)ri/

词形变化

hereditaries 复数 hereditaries more hereditary 比较级 most hereditary 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hereditary ruler; a hereditary peer in the House of Lords.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Passed on as an inheritance, by last will or intestate.

    遗传的

    遗留的

  2. 2.

    Of a title, honor or right: legally granted to somebody's descendant after that person's death.

    世袭的

    Duke is a hereditary title which was created in Norman times.

  3. 3.

    Of a person: holding a legally hereditary title or rank.

    hereditary rulers

  4. 4.

    Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes.

    遗传的

    Haemophilia is hereditary in his family.

  5. 5.

    Of a ring: such that all submodules of projective modules over the ring are also projective.

    数学
  6. 6.

    Of a property of graphs: such that if G has the property, so must every induced subgraph of G.

    数学

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词源

Inherited from Middle English hereditarie, from Latin hērēditārius, from hērēditās (“inheritance”), from hērēs (“heir”).

来源:wiktionary