legacy
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A legacy is money or property which someone leaves to you when they die. 遺產(chǎn)
You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy. 你留給某人一大筆遺產(chǎn)就可以真正改變他的生活。
2. N-COUNT A legacy of an event or period of history is something which is a direct result of it and which continues to exist after it is over. 遺留問題
...a programme to overcome the legacy of inequality and injustice created by Apartheid. …解決種族隔離引起的不平等和不公正等遺留問題的一個計(jì)劃。
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legacy /?l?ɡ?s?/ (legacies)
劍橋詞典
- money or property that you receive from someone after they die
- The scars are the legacy of chicken pox.
- I received a small legacy from an aunt .
- The novel will be his legacy.
- Their argument left a legacy of bitterness .
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遺產(chǎn)，遺贈
An elderly cousin had left her a small legacy. 一位堂兄留給她一小筆遺產(chǎn)。
something that is a part of your history or that remains from an earlier time
歷史遺產(chǎn)，遺留物
The Greeks have a rich legacy of literature . 希臘人有豐富的文學(xué)遺產(chǎn)。
The war has left a legacy of hatred . 那場戰(zhàn)爭給人們留下了仇恨。
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