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legacy

/leg-uh-see/US // ˈlɛg ə si //UK // (ˈlɛɡəsɪ) //

遗产,遗留问题,遗赠,遗留

Related Words

tradition传统,传统的,传统的东西gift礼物,礼品,馈赠,赠品estate遗产,财产,庄园,房地产birthright长子的权利,生来的权利,生有权,长生不老的权利heirloom传家宝,祖传,祖传的,传世devise制订,设计,制定,设计出endowment捐赠,拨款,禀赋,捐赠品bequest遗赠,遗产,遗赠品,遗嘱throwback回顾,抛出,抛物线,回溯

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural leg·a·cies.

    • : Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest.
    • : anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor: the legacy of ancient Rome.
    • : an applicant to or student at a school that was attended by his or her parent.
    • : Obsolete. the office, function, or commission of a legate.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to old or outdated computer hardware, software, or data that, while still functional, does not work well with up-to-date systems.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nouninheritance, heritage
Synonyms
estate遗产,财产,庄园,房地产gift礼物,礼品,馈赠,赠品tradition传统,传统的,传统的东西bequest遗赠,遗产,遗赠品,遗嘱birthright长子的权利,生来的权利,生有权,长生不老的权利devise制订,设计,制定,设计出endowment捐赠,拨款,禀赋,捐赠品heirloom传家宝,祖传,祖传的,传世throwback回顾,抛出,抛物线,回溯

Examples

  • All three actions directly threaten the legacy of Carl Stokes and that river fire back in 1969.

  • Martinez told me the monitoring commitment is a huge victory for the workers, many of whom have since left Voyant but now “leave behind a legacy for their co-workers who remain.”

  • Initially seen as a mere caretaker for the iconic franchise that Jobs built before his 2011 death, Cook has forged his own distinctive legacy.

  • Part of that is because young shoppers do not care about legacy or the amount of time that brands have been around.

  • Let’s hope we can renew those lost American conventions through this coming electoral season, honoring our legacy and ensuring our nation’s future as a unified people.

  • Unfortunately, this is more about protecting the legacy of a ‘great man.’

  • I don't know why or who's doing it, but it's the legacy…and it's a legacy that is so important to the culture.

  • The TVA, a federally owned and chartered electric power provider, is a New Deal legacy just like Social Security.

  • Reconcile is a rapper from Houston, a city with a rich hip-hop legacy.

  • With the midterm elections safely in the rearview mirror, Obama is on legacy patrol.

  • "These must be the legacy to our children," was the reply, in a grave and almost contrite tone.

  • Each gave to the abbé some legacy of affection to be conveyed to loved ones who were to be left behind.

  • Thus, should a person mentioned as legatee die before the testator, the legacy would be invalid.

  • The primitive church, indeed, treasured up these memories of moral heroism as her most precious legacy to after times.

  • He had another legacy to make over to him, a large iron case fastened with three iron locks.

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