• adj. 遺傳的；世襲的；世代相傳的
• n. 遺傳類

來自heredity,繼承，遺產(chǎn)。引申詞義世襲的，遺傳的。

hereditary

hereditary: [16] Latin hērēs ‘heir’ (a relative of Greek khéra ‘widow’ and Sanskrit hā- ‘leave, lose’) has been quite a prolific source of English words. For one thing there is heir [13] itself, acquired via Old French heir. And then there are all the derivatives of the Latin stem form hērēd-, including hereditament [15], hereditary, heredity [16], and, via the late Latin verb hērēditāre, heritage [13] and inherit [14].
=> heredity, heritage, inherit

hereditary (adj.)

early 15c., hereditarie, from Latin hereditarius, from hereditas (see heredity).

1. She believes that hereditary peerages should be abolished.

她認(rèn)為世襲貴族應(yīng)當(dāng)被廢除.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

2. The Queen of England is a hereditary ruler.

英國(guó)女王是世襲的統(tǒng)治者.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

3. Is this disease hereditary?

這種病遺傳 嗎 ?

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. Genetic engineers transpose or exchange bits of hereditary material from one organism to the next.

遺傳工程師將某一生物的小段遺傳物質(zhì)調(diào)換到另一生物，或與其互換。

來自柯林斯例句

5. " His Royal Highness Sigismund - Siegfriend - Lauenfeld - Dinkelspiel - Schwartzenberg Blutwurst, Hereditary Grant Duke of Katzenyammer. "

“ 是西基斯蒙德一 西格弗里德 一勞恩費(fèi)爾德一丁克爾斯皮爾一施瓦岑伯格一布魯特沃斯特殿下,卡普雅默世襲大公. ”

來自英漢文學(xué) - 三萬元遺產(chǎn)