inheritance
gb/ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns/ us/ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns/
B1
Inggris
~ 4600
Makna
0 makna
Kata benda
B1
entity
1
assets from a deceased person
Money or things you get when someone in your family dies.
Pola penggunaan:
receive [an/the] inheritance
Kesalahan umum:
Learners sometimes confuse 'inheritance' (the thing received) with 'to inherit' (the action).
Sinonim
bequest (More formal; usually refers to a specific item or sum of money left in a will.)
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legacy (Can mean the same as inheritance but often used for non-material things too.)
Antonim
debt (Opposite in the sense of financial burden rather than gain.)
Kolokasi
leave an inheritance
|receive an inheritance
|inheritance tax
|share of the inheritance
Tema
law
|family
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Contoh
- She received a large inheritance from her grandmother.
- The inheritance included a house and several acres of land.
- His inheritance was divided equally among all the children.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
- I got an inheritance from my uncle.
- Her inheritance was a small house.
- They will share the inheritance.
Kata benda
technical
B2
event
2
genetic transmission of traits
The way parents pass their physical traits to their children.
Kesalahan umum:
Learners may confuse 'inheritance' in genetics with material possessions from someone who has died.
Sinonim
heredity (Scientific term for passing traits through genes.)
Antonim
acquired characteristics (Traits gained during life, not inherited genetically.)
Kolokasi
genetic inheritance
|inheritance pattern
|inheritance of traits
Tema
science
|biology
|health
Contoh
- Eye color is determined by genetic inheritance.
- Scientists study inheritance to understand diseases.
- Some diseases are caused by faulty inheritance of genes.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
- Height is part of our inheritance.
- We get our hair color from inheritance.
- Inheritance can cause some health problems.
Kata benda
technical
B2
relation
3
object-oriented code reuse mechanism
In computer programming, when one type of object gets features from another type.
Kesalahan umum:
Learners may confuse 'inheritance' in programming with its legal meaning.
Sinonim
subclassing (Programming term for creating a class based on another class.)
Antonim
composition (Alternative to inheritance in programming design.)
Kolokasi
class inheritance
|multiple inheritance
|inheritance hierarchy
Tema
technology
|computing
|education
Contoh
- Inheritance allows code reuse between related classes.
- Multiple inheritance is supported in some programming languages.
- They redesigned the software to reduce deep inheritance hierarchies.
Contoh untuk pembelajar
- Inheritance helps programmers reuse code.
- Some languages do not allow multiple inheritance.
- We use inheritance to make new classes.
Tata bahasa
Bentuk kamus
inheritance
IPA
GB/ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns/
US/ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns/
Suku kata & tekanan
in - her - it - ance (4 suku kata)
Stress on 2nd syllable (her)
Bentuk kata
Noun
- Base: inheritance
- Plural: inheritance, inheritances
Kata terkait
Forms
inheritances
noun
Related words
inheritor
noun
heirloom
noun
Negative and opposite forms
disinherit
verb
Advanced or less common
Ungkapan
inheritance tax
1/ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns tˈæks/
fixed phrase
tax on inherited assets
A tax you pay on money or things you get when someone dies.
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh
- She received an inheritance from her aunt last year.
- He was surprised to receive an inheritance from a distant cousin.