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hereditary

英 [hɪ'redɪt(ə)rɪ] 美[hə'rɛdə'tɛri]
  • adj. 遗传的;世袭的;世代相传的
  • n. 遗传类

英英释意


1. tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity;
"an inherited disease"
"familial traits"
"genetically transmitted features"
2. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent;
"ancestral home"
"ancestral lore"
"hereditary monarchy"
"patrimonial estate"
"transmissible tradition"