意味(日本語)

(手中に継ぐ)相続する、受け継ぐ

語源

• her(ed)- : L.heres = an heir(相続人)

意味(英語)

• (verb-transitive) To receive (property or a title, for example) from an ancestor by legal succession or will.
• (verb-transitive) To receive by bequest or as a legacy.
• (verb-transitive) To receive or take over from a predecessor: The new administration inherited the economic problems of the last four years.
• (verb-transitive) Biology To receive (a characteristic) from one's parents by genetic transmission.
• (verb-transitive) To gain (something) as one's right or portion.

例文

• Excepting the wrong use of the term inherit, we were not prepared to dispute the old gentleman's ideas respecting the origin of his disease.

相続(財産)、遺伝質、天賦の才能

語源

• her(ed)- : L.heres = an heir(相続人)