legacy 详细解释

legacy

['legəsi]

n.遗赠物, 先人或过去遗留下来的东西
adj.[计算机]旧系统的

n.[C]

1. 遗产; 遗赠

His uncle left him a legacy of $50, 000.

他叔父给他留下五万元遗产。

2. 留给后人的东西

Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind.

书是伟大的天才留给人类的精神财富。

a.

【电脑】(用于过时的软件或硬件产生的数据等) 遗留下来又难以更新的; 老化的

词形变化

名词复数: legacies |

词义辨析

同义参见:

will  present  

英英释义

名词 legacy:

(law) a gift of personal property by will

同义词:bequest

补充

legacylegacy英:[ˈleɡəsi] 美:[ˈlɛɡəsi]n.1.遗产, 遗赠物2.遗留之物

例句

1. the legacy of inequality and injustice created by Apartheid种族隔离政策所造成的不平等和不公正等恶果 2. India's railway system is one of the more positive legacies of the British Raj.印度铁路系统是英国统治时期留下的更具积极意义的遗产之一。 3. You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy.给一个人留下一笔可观的遗产可以完全改变他的人生。 4. The old system has left a mixed legacy.这个旧系统留下的遗产优缺点参半。 5. the legacy of centuries of neglect.几百年未受注意的遗物。 6. He received a large legacy from his grandmother.他得到了他祖母留下的一大笔遗产。 7. She left us a legacy of a million dollars.她给我们留下了一百万美元的遗产。 8. a substantial legacy一笔丰厚的遗产 9. He left his children a legacy of love and respect.他给孩子们留下的遗产是爱和尊重。 10. The war left a legacy of pain and suffering.战争留下的是痛苦和折磨。 11. We discussed the country's legacy of slavery. [=the ways in which the country is still affected by slavery]我们讨论了这个国家蓄奴制的遗患。 12. Her artistic legacy lives on through her children.她的艺术造诣通过子女传承而得以延续。