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legacy

美 [ˈleɡəsi]英 [ˈleɡəsi]
  • n.遗产;遗留;后遗症;遗赠财物
  • adj.(计算机系统或产品)已停产的

复数: legacies

leg- 法律 + -acy 性质,状态

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noun

【不规则形式】pl. -ies
1

遗产;遗赠财物
money or property that is given to you by sb when they die

They each received a legacy of $5 000.

他们每人得到了5 000元的遗产。

2

遗留;遗产;后遗症
a situation that exists now because of events, actions, etc. that took place in the past

Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction.

留给子孙后代的将是环境的污染与破坏。

legacy

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 遗产;遗赠
    A legacy is money or property which someone leaves to you when they die.

    You could make a real difference to someone's life by leaving them a generous legacy.

    慷慨留下您的遗产,改写他人的人生。

  • 2
    N-COUNT (事件或历史的)遗留问题,后遗症
    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.

    ...a programme to overcome the legacy of inequality and injustice created by Apartheid...

    旨在消除种族隔离政策所遗留的不平等与不公正问题的项目

noun

1
(law) a gift of personal property by will
Synonym: bequest

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  1. They each received a legacy of $ 5 000 .

    他们每人得到了5000元的遗产。

  2. The old system has left a mixed legacy .

    旧制度留下的遗产有好有坏。

  3. Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction .

    留给子孙后代的将是环境的污染与破坏。

  4. You could make a real difference to someone 's life by leaving them a generous legacy .

    慷慨留下您的遗产,改写他人的人生。

  5. It 's a legacy which will hang around the country 's neck for some time to come .

    这项遗留问题在未来的一段时间内仍将困扰这个国家。

  6. Since his death in 1985 his widow has carried the torch of his Stalinist legacy .

    自从他1985年去世以来,他的遗孀一直致力于保存和发扬他的斯大林主义遗产。

  7. She offered to settle a legacy on Katharine .

    她提出要把一笔遗产留给凯瑟琳。

  8. They now have to cope with the legacy of their past incompetence writ large on their balance sheets .

    他们现在不得不处理由于过去工作不力所遗留下的问题,这在资产负债表上一看便知。

  9. He received a small legacy from his grandfather .

    他从祖父那里继承了一小笔遗产。

  10. The war left a legacy of destruction and hatred .

    这场战争留下的是破坏和仇恨。

  11. The Greeks have a rich legacy of literature .

    希腊人有丰富的文学遗产。

  12. These books are his legacy to the college .

    这些书籍是他给学院的遗赠。

  13. To many Americans the westward March illustrates a legacy of individualism .

    对许多美国人来说,向西部迁移是表现一种个人奋斗的遗风。

  14. Jirtle and Waterland set about to see if they could change the unfortunate genetic legacy of these little creatures .

    吉透和沃特兰在开始时想看看这些小生物是否能改变这不幸的遗传病。

  15. The moderates , on the other hand , have left an ambiguous and , in the end , harmful legacy .

    而温和派们则始终态度含糊,最终,遗患无穷。

  16. Perhaps my expectations of lunches , water-cooler gossip and caring , deep-and-meaningful conversations were a legacy of the last time I was in that kind of office environment .

    也许我对午餐、饮水机旁的闲聊、嘘寒问暖、推心置腹的谈话的期待,是我上次在这种办公室环境中工作时所留下的遗产。

  17. Heroes of History : Legacy of My Chinese Family

    历史英雄:我中国家庭的遗产

  18. He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods .

    他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

  19. General legacies are subject to the same principles as demonstrative legacies .

    一般的遗赠要与指定数目的遗赠遵循同样的原则

  20. His research , photographs and letters are his legacy to the world – and they are to be saved for the nation .

    他的研究、照片和书信是他留给世界的遗产,它们都将被交给国家保存。

  21. Article 6 The right to inheritance or legacy of a competent person shall be exercised on his behalf by his statutory agent .

    第六条无行为能力人的继承权、受遗赠权,由他的法定代理人代为行使。

  22. Legacy totally passive . Legacy media is also slang for Web sites that use outdated technology or presentation styles . It 's the opposite of new media .

    Legacymedia有时也用来指代那些使用过时技术或展现风格的网站,是与新媒体相对的媒体形式。

  23. Article 21 Where there are obligations attached to testamentary succession or legacy , the successor or legatee shall perform them .

    第二十一条遗嘱继承或者遗赠附有义务的,继承人或者受遗赠人应当履行义务。

  24. In the absence of such an indication , he is deemed to have accepted the inheritance . A legatee should , within two months from the time he learns of the legacy the legacy .

    没有表示的,视为接受继承。受遗赠人应当在知道受遗赠后两个月内,作出接受或者放弃受遗赠的表示。到期没有表示的,视为放弃受遗赠。

  25. where a will exists , it shall be handled in accordance with testamentary succession or as legacy ; where there is an agreement for legacy in return for support , the former shall be handled in accordance with the terms of the agreement .

    有遗嘱的,按照遗嘱继承或者遗赠办理;有遗赠扶养协议的,按照协议办理。

  26. A citizen may enter into a legacy-support agreement with an organization under collective ownership which , in accordance with the agreement , assumes the duty to support the former in his or her lifetime and attends to his or her interment after death , in return for the right to legacy .

    按照协议,扶养人承担该公民生养死葬的义务,享有受遗赠的权利。公民可以与集体所有制组织签订遗赠扶养协议。按照协议,集体所有制组织承担该公民生养死葬的义务,享有受遗赠的权利。

  27. Review the legacy application analysis / design model

    检查遗留应用程序分析/设计模型

  28. Legislation Analysis and Frame Design on Legacy Tax System

    遗产税制度的立法分析及框架设计

  29. How many children has the legacy to be divided between ?

    这笔遗产要分给几个孩子?

  30. They use legacy IT systems to implement the service providers .

    他们使用遗留IT系统实现服务提供者。

后缀
e-性质,状态

accuracy n. 精确(程度)

ac- 朝,向,去 + cur- 跑,流动 + -acy 性质,状态

privacy n. 隐私

priv- 个人,私人 + -acy 性质,状态

literacy n. 读写能力

liter 文字 + -acy 性质,状态

conspiracy n. 密谋策划

conspir(e) 阴谋;协力 + -acy 性质,状态

pharmacy n. 药房

pharm- 药 + -acy 性质,状态

heritage inheritance legacy 【导航词义:遗产】
heritage v. 遗产
〔辨析〕

指国家、社会等长期形成的历史、传统和特色,涵盖文化、语言、建筑等多个方面。

〔例证〕

the cultural heritage of France

法国的文化遗产

People are gradually realizing the importance of preserving national heritage.

人们正逐渐意识到保护民族遗产的重要性。

inheritance v. 继承物,遗产
〔辨析〕

指从逝者那里得到的钱财等,也指仍对人们有影响的思想、文学等。

〔例证〕

He feared losing his inheritance to his elder brother.

他担心他继承的遗产会被哥哥夺走。

Confucian ideas have become part of our cultural inheritance.

儒家思想已成为我们文化遗产的一部分。

legacy v. 遗产;遗留
〔辨析〕

指从逝者那里继承得到的钱财等,也指历史(如文化、传统、战争等)的遗留影响或问题。

〔例证〕

He received a small legacy from his grandfather.

他从祖父那里继承了一小笔遗产。

The Greeks have a rich legacy of literature.

希腊人有丰富的文学遗产。

The war left a legacy of destruction and hatred.

这场战争留下的是破坏和仇恨。