hereditary
hereditary
[hɪˈrɛdɪt(ə)ri]
adjective
hereditarily
adverb
hereditariness
noun
语源
[hɪˈrɛdɪt(ə)ri]
adjective
- (of a title, office, or right) conferred by or based on inheritance
（头衔、职位或权利）承袭的，世袭的
the Queen's hereditary right to the throne.
女王对王位的继承权。
■[attrib.](of a person) holding a position by inheritance
（人）有世袭职位的
a hereditary peer.
世袭贵族。
■(of a characteristic or disease) determined by genetic factors and therefore able to be passed on from parents to their offspring or descendants
（性格或疾病）遗传的
■of or relating to inheritance
（与）继承（有关）的，（与）遗传（有关）的，（与）世袭（有关）的
the main objection to the hereditary principle is that such peers are not elected.
对世袭政策的主要异议是这样的贵族不是推选出来的。
■(Mathematics)(of a set) defined such that every element which has a given relation to a member of the set is also a member of the set
(数)（集合）传袭的
hereditarily
adverb
hereditariness
noun
语源
- late Middle English: from Latin hereditarius, from hereditas (see heredity)
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