inheritance
gb/ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns/ us/ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns/
B1
Inglés
~ 4600
örökség, öröklődés
SUSTANTIVO
B1
1
örökség
B1
Patrón de uso:
receive [an/the] inheritance
She received a large inheritance from her grandmother.
Nagy örökséget kapott a nagymamájától.
The inheritance included a house and several acres of land.
Az örökséghez egy ház és több holdnyi föld is tartozott.
His inheritance was divided equally among all the children.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
I got an inheritance from my uncle.
Örökséget kaptam a nagybátyámtól.
Her inheritance was a small house.
Az öröksége egy kis ház volt.
They will share the inheritance.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'inheritance' (the thing received) with 'to inherit' (the action).
Significado
assets from a deceased person
Colocaciones
leave an inheritance
|receive an inheritance
|inheritance tax
|share of the inheritance
Sinónimos
bequest (More formal; usually refers to a specific item or sum of money left in a will.)
|
legacy (Can mean the same as inheritance but often used for non-material things too.)
Antónimos
debt (Opposite in the sense of financial burden rather than gain.)
Temas
law
|family
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definición
Money or things you get when someone in your family dies.
Money, property, or other possessions received from someone after they die, as stated in a will or by law.
SUSTANTIVO
B2
TECHNICAL
2
öröklődés
B2
Eye color is determined by genetic inheritance.
A szemszínt a genetikai öröklődés határozza meg.
Scientists study inheritance to understand diseases.
A tudósok az öröklődést tanulmányozzák, hogy jobban megértsék a betegségeket.
Some diseases are caused by faulty inheritance of genes.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
Height is part of our inheritance.
A testmagasságunk részben az öröklődésből fakad.
We get our hair color from inheritance.
A hajszínünket öröklődés révén kapjuk.
Inheritance can cause some health problems.
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse 'inheritance' in genetics with material possessions from someone who has died.
Significado
genetic transmission of traits
Colocaciones
genetic inheritance
|inheritance pattern
|inheritance of traits
Sinónimos
heredity (Scientific term for passing traits through genes.)
Antónimos
acquired characteristics (Traits gained during life, not inherited genetically.)
Temas
science
|biology
|health
Definición
The way parents pass their physical traits to their children.
The process by which genetic characteristics are passed from parents to their children or offspring.
SUSTANTIVO
B2
TECHNICAL
3
öröklődés
C1
Inheritance allows code reuse between related classes.
Az öröklődés lehetővé teszi a kód újrafelhasználását kapcsolódó osztályok között.
Multiple inheritance is supported in some programming languages.
Egyes programozási nyelvek támogatják a többszörös öröklődést.
They redesigned the software to reduce deep inheritance hierarchies.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
Inheritance helps programmers reuse code.
Az öröklődés segít a programozóknak a kód újrafelhasználásában.
Some languages do not allow multiple inheritance.
Egyes programozási nyelvek nem teszik lehetővé a többszörös öröklődést.
We use inheritance to make new classes.
Error frecuente:
Learners may confuse 'inheritance' in programming with its legal meaning.
Significado
object-oriented code reuse mechanism
Colocaciones
class inheritance
|multiple inheritance
|inheritance hierarchy
Sinónimos
subclassing (Programming term for creating a class based on another class.)
Antónimos
composition (Alternative to inheritance in programming design.)
Temas
technology
|computing
|education
Definición
In computer programming, when one type of object gets features from another type.
In object-oriented programming, the mechanism by which one class acquires the properties and methods of another class.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
inheritance
AFI
GB/ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns/
US/ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns/
Sílabas y acento
in - her - it - ance (4 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (her)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: inheritance
- Plural: inheritance, inheritances
Familia de palabras
Forms
inheritances
noun
Related words
inheritor
noun
heirloom
noun
Negative and opposite forms
disinherit
verb
Advanced or less common
Expresiones
inheritance tax
1/ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns tˈæks/
fixed phrase
tax on inherited assets
A tax you pay on money or things you get when someone dies.
Ejemplos
- The country imposes a high inheritance tax.
- She had to pay inheritance tax on the property she received.
leave an inheritance
1/lˈiv ən ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns/
fixed phrase
give assets after death
To arrange for someone to get your money or things after you die.
Ejemplos
- They want to leave an inheritance for their children.
- My grandfather left an inheritance to all his grandchildren.
receive an inheritance
1/ɹɪsˈiv ən ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns/
fixed phrase
get assets after someone's death
To get money or things when someone dies and leaves them to you.
Ejemplos
- She received an inheritance from her aunt last year.
- He was surprised to receive an inheritance from a distant cousin.