hereditary
a 承袭的,世袭的,遗传的
释义2:
hereditary
/ hi5reditEri /
◙ adjective1. (of a title, office, or right) conferred by or based on inheritance• (头衔、职位或权利)承袭的,世袭的 »the Queen's hereditary right to the throne. 女王对王位的继承权。 [attrib.] (of a person) holding a position by inheritance• (人)有世袭职位的 »a hereditary peer. 世袭贵族。 (of a characteristic or disease) determined by genetic factors and therefore able to be passed on from parents to their offspring or descendants• (性格或疾病)遗传的 of or relating to inheritance• (与)继承(有关)的,(与)遗传(有关)的,(与)世袭(有关)的 »the main objection to the hereditary principle is that such peers are not elected. 对世袭政策的主要异议是这样的贵族不是推选出来的。 [Mathematics] (of a set) defined such that every element which has a given relation to a member of the set is also a member of the set• [数] (集合)传袭的【派生】
♦ hereditarily adverb♦ hereditariness noun【语源】
1. late Middle English: from Latin hereditarius, from hereditas (see heredity )
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