heirloom
英['eəluːm]
美['erluːm]
TEM8 GRE
n. (名词)
- 传家宝
- 【律】动产继承物
- 世代相传之物
- 相传动产
- 祖传遗物
Noun:
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(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
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something that has been in a family for generations
- 1. This heirloom has been handed for several generations.
- 此项产业已经数代相传了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The brooch is a family heirloom which came down to her from her great - grandmother .
- 这枚胸针是她家的传家宝,是从她 曾祖母 那一代传到她手中的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. She treasured the brooch because it was an heirloom.
- 她把这枚饰针视为珍宝,因为这是祖上传下来的.
来自辞典例句
- 4. That clock is a family heirloom.
- 那个座钟是祖传下来的.
来自辞典例句
- 5. I have parted with my house, but I would not part with my heirloom for the world.
- 我已经把房子卖掉了, 但我绝舍不得卖我的传家宝.
来自辞典例句
用作名词 (n.)
- It was an ordinary vase, but to save appearances, she said it was a family heirloom.
它本来是一个普通花瓶，为了装门面，她却说它是一件传家宝。
- She treasured the brooch because it was an heirloom.
她把这枚饰针视为珍宝，因为这是祖上传下来的。
