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