(1)繼承(receive(property，a title，etc)from sb who has died)[T+n，T+n+prep(from)，I]：Jim will～his father's farm/title. 吉姆將繼承他父親的農(nóng)場/爵位. He ～ed the house/a large fortune/a large amount of money/the family estate from his father. 他從父親那兒繼承了那所房子/一大筆財(cái)產(chǎn)/一大筆錢/家產(chǎn)。 When he dies，who will～? 他死后，由誰來繼承? traditions～ed from the past (fig) 由過去繼承下來的傳統(tǒng);This government has～ed many problems/a weak economy from the previous one.(fig) 本屆政府承接了上界政府遺留的很多問題/薄弱的經(jīng)濟(jì)。
(2)由遺傳而得到(get or possess from one's parents or ancestors)[T+n，T+n+prep(from)]：She～ed her mother's good looks. 她的美貌是母親遺傳給她的. He～ed his brown hair/his blue eyes/his bad temper/his bad habits from his father. 他繼承了父親的棕色頭發(fā)/藍(lán)眼睛/壞脾氣/壞習(xí)慣。 This kind of brain damage may be～ed. 這種腦損傷可能會遺傳。 an～ed quality/tendency 遺傳的氣質(zhì)/脾性;
→in′heritance n 繼承，遺傳，遺產(chǎn);in′heritable adj 可繼承的，in′heritor n 繼承者