【inherit音标】 英[ɪnˈherɪt] 美[ɪnˈherɪt]
【单词释义】 inherit是什么意思：
v.继承；遗传；继任；接手，承担；接收
[单词分级] 大学英语四级词汇
[第三人称单数] inherits
[单词现在分词] inheriting
[单词过去式] inherited
[单词过去分词] inherited
【关联词/派生词】
inheritance n.继承物，遗产；遗传特征
inheritor n. 继承人；后继者
【inherit形近词/近似词】
spirit n.精神，心灵；情绪
grit n.细沙，沙砾；勇气，毅力 vt.撒沙砾；咬紧牙关
culprit n.犯人，罪犯；肇事者，被告人；问题的起因
merit n.价值，优点；美德 v.值得，应获得
【单词例句】
◇ One day the king said to his wife, "If our thirteenth child, which you are soon going to bring into the world, is a girl, then the twelve others shall die, so that her wealth may be great, and so that she alone may inherit the kingdom."
一天，国王对王后说：“你快要生第十三个孩子了。要是这个孩子是个女孩，我就下令杀掉那十二个男孩，好让她得到更多的财产，并且让她继承王位。”
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ "Now," said the king, "whoever has the best wife will inherit the kingdom Here begin the tests" He gave them each some hemp to be spun and returned within three days, to see which betrothed was the best spinner.
国王说：“这样吧，谁的妻子最优秀，谁就能继承王位。现在我们就试试她们。”他给每个儿子分了一些麻，让他们的未婚妻在三天内纺出来，比比谁纺得更好。