inheritance
gb/ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns/ us/ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns/
B1
Английский
~ 4600
Значения
0 значений
Существительное
B1
entity
1
assets from a deceased person
Money or things you get when someone in your family dies.
Модель употребления:
receive [an/the] inheritance
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'inheritance' (the thing received) with 'to inherit' (the action).
Синонимы
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.)
Антонимы
debt (Opposite in the sense of financial burden rather than gain.)
Коллокации
leave an inheritance
|receive an inheritance
|inheritance tax
|share of the inheritance
Темы
law
|family
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- I got an inheritance from my uncle.
- Her inheritance was a small house.
- They will share the inheritance.
Существительное
technical
B2
event
2
genetic transmission of traits
The way parents pass their physical traits to their children.
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse 'inheritance' in genetics with material possessions from someone who has died.
Синонимы
heredity (Scientific term for passing traits through genes.)
Антонимы
acquired characteristics (Traits gained during life, not inherited genetically.)
Коллокации
genetic inheritance
|inheritance pattern
|inheritance of traits
Темы
science
|biology
|health
Примеры
- Eye color is determined by genetic inheritance.
- Scientists study inheritance to understand diseases.
- Some diseases are caused by faulty inheritance of genes.
Примеры для изучающих
- Height is part of our inheritance.
- We get our hair color from inheritance.
- Inheritance can cause some health problems.
Существительное
technical
B2
relation
3
object-oriented code reuse mechanism
In computer programming, when one type of object gets features from another type.
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse 'inheritance' in programming with its legal meaning.
Синонимы
subclassing (Programming term for creating a class based on another class.)
Антонимы
composition (Alternative to inheritance in programming design.)
Коллокации
class inheritance
|multiple inheritance
|inheritance hierarchy
Темы
technology
|computing
|education
Примеры
- Inheritance allows code reuse between related classes.
- Multiple inheritance is supported in some programming languages.
- They redesigned the software to reduce deep inheritance hierarchies.
Примеры для изучающих
- Inheritance helps programmers reuse code.
- Some languages do not allow multiple inheritance.
- We use inheritance to make new classes.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
inheritance
IPA
GB/ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns/
US/ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns/
Слоги и ударение
in - her - it - ance (4 слога)
Stress on 2nd syllable (her)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: inheritance
- Plural: inheritance, inheritances
Родственные слова
Forms
inheritances
noun
Related words
inheritor
noun
heirloom
noun
Negative and opposite forms
disinherit
verb
Advanced or less common
Выражения
inheritance tax
1/ɪnhˈɛɹɪtəns tˈæks/
fixed phrase
tax on inherited assets
A tax you pay on money or things you get when someone dies.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- She received an inheritance from her aunt last year.
- He was surprised to receive an inheritance from a distant cousin.