inherit /ɪnˈhɛrɪt/ CET4 TEM4 ( inheriting, inherited, inherits )

• 1. 

  V-T If you inherit money or property, you receive it from someone who has died. 继承 (财产)

  例：

  He has no son to inherit his land.

  他没有儿子来继承他的土地。

• 2. 

  V-T If you inherit something such as a task, problem, or attitude, you get it from the people who used to have it, for example, because you have taken over their job or been influenced by them. 接手; 接任

  例：

  The Endara government inherited an impossibly difficult situation from its predecessors.

  恩达拉政府从其前任手里接过了一个极为困难的局面。

• 3. 

  V-T If you inherit a characteristic or quality, you are born with it, because your parents or ancestors also had it. 经遗传而得 (特征、品质等)

  例：

  We inherit from our parents many of our physical characteristics.

  我们从父母的遗传中得到许多体貌特征。

  例：

  Her children have inherited her love of sports.

  她的孩子们从她那里继承了对体育运动的爱好。