bequeath
v
(fml 文) [Tn, Dn.n, Dn.pr]
~ sth (to sb) 1 arrange, by making a will, to give (property, money etc) (to sb) when one dies 將(財物等)遺贈(給某人)
He bequeathed 1000 (to charity). 他遺贈(給慈善事業(yè))1000英鎊.
She has bequeathed me her jewellery. 她把珠寶遺贈給我了.
2 (fig 比喻) pass on (knowledge, etc) (to those who come after) 將(知識等)傳給(後人)
discoveries bequeathed to us by scientists of the last century 上個世紀的科學家留傳給我們的發(fā)現.