inherit
verb- [transitive, intransitive]
to receive money, property, etc. from somebody when they die 继承（金钱、财产等） - inherit something from somebody
She inherited a fortune from her father. 她从她父亲那里继承了一大笔财富。 - inherit (something)
He will inherit the title on the death of his uncle. 他伯父死后他将继承这个头衔。 Does he know that she stands to inherit? 他是否知道她很可能继承一大笔财产？
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb2He stood to inherit (= was likely to inherit) property worth over five million. 当时他很有可能继承价值 500 多万的财产。 She inherited some money from her mother. 她从母亲那里继承了一笔钱。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + inherit- stand to
- from
- be genetically inherited
- inherit something from somebody
- [transitive]
to have qualities, physical features, etc. that are similar to those of your parents, grandparents, etc. 经遗传获得（品质、身体特征等） - inherit something
He has inherited his mother's patience. 这种耐心是母亲遗传给他的。 Is this an inherited disease? 这是遗传病吗？ How many of these traits are genetically inherited? 这些特征中有多少是遗传的？ - inherit something from somebody
She inherited a passion for music from her grandfather. 她对音乐的酷爱得自祖父的遗传。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + inherit- stand to
- from
- be genetically inherited
- inherit something
- [transitive] inherit something (from somebody)
if you inherit a particular situation from somebody, you are now responsible for dealing with it, especially because you have replaced that person in their job 接替（责任等）；继任 policies inherited from the previous administration 因袭上届政府的政策 I inherited a number of problems from my predecessor. 我的前任遗留给我很多问题。
Word OriginMiddle English enherite ‘receive as a right’, from Old French enheriter, from late Latin inhereditare ‘appoint as heir’, from Latin in- ‘in’ + heres, hered- ‘heir’.