money or property that is given to you by somebody when they die 遗产；遗赠财物 Extra ExamplesShe is the heir to a legacy of £1 million. 她是 100 万英镑遗产的继承人。 She left her the money in a legacy. 她把这笔钱遗赠给了她。 a legacy from my old teacher 我以前的老师的遗产
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + legacy- bequeath (somebody)
- leave (somebody)
- get
- …
- in a/the legacy
- legacy from
- heir to a legacy
a situation that exists now because of events, actions, etc. that took place in the past 遗留问题；后遗症 Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction. 留给子孙后代的将是环境的污染与破坏。 The problems were made worse by the legacy of centuries of neglect. 由于几个世纪的忽视，问题变得更加严重。
Extra ExamplesHis influence on younger musicians is perhaps his greatest legacy. 对年轻音乐人的影响或许就是他最伟大的遗产。 She said she would continue her father's legacy. 她说她会传承父亲的遗产。 Such attitudes are a legacy from colonial times. 这些观念是殖民地时期遗留下来的。 These problems have arisen as a result of historical legacies. 这些问题是历史造成的。 a great legacy of technical innovation 技术革新的伟大遗产 the enduring legacy bequeathed by the war years 战争年代遗留下来的长期问题
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enduring
- lasting
- great
- …
- bequeath (somebody)
- leave (somebody)
- leave behind
- …
- legacy from
- legacy of
something that somebody has done successfully and that has positive effects even after they retire or die 遗产： 某人成功完成的事情，即使退休或死亡也有积极影响She was an active anti-bullying campaigner, and after she died her family set up a charity to ensure that her legacy lives on. 她是一名积极的反欺凌运动者，她去世后，她的家人成立了一个慈善机构，以确保她的遗产得以延续。
the idea that something created for an event in the past can be used in a different way in the future 遗留： 过去为事件创建的东西可以在将来以不同方式使用的想法In the UK, the Olympic legacy lives on most strongly in East London where the Olympic Park is located. 在英国，奥林匹克遗产在奥林匹克公园所在的东伦敦保存得最为牢固。
Word Originlate Middle English (also denoting the function or office of a deputy, especially a papal legate): from Old French legacie, from medieval Latin legatia ‘legateship’, from legatus ‘person delegated’, past participle of legare ‘depute, delegate, bequeath’.