Legacy
[ 'l?g?si ]
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n. 遺產;遺贈;
?? 詞根助記
leg腿，遺留之意+acy構成抽象名詞，行為 → 遺贈(物), 遺產(祖先傳下來)
?? 例句
His uncle left him a legacy of $50,000.
他叔父給他留下五萬元遺產。
It was a legacy of his time in prison.
這是他坐牢的時候留下來的一個毛
The court would not even consider his claim for the old man' s legacy.
法庭根本不會考慮他所提出的對老人遺產的要求。
The legacy of past policies weighs heavily upon current ones.
以前政策遺留下來的問題對當前政策有很大影響。
An unexpected legacy enabled him to wipe off the debt on his house.
一筆意外的遺產使他全部償還了他在住宅上所欠的債務。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ 諧音“賴個稅”:得到遺產的人想賴掉個人所得稅
※ leg-腿,a-一,cy-拼音“蒼蠅”:腿是一只蒼蠅的財產
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
legacy
n
1 money or property left to sb in a will 遺贈產; 遺贈的財物.
2 (fig 比喻) thing passed to sb by predecessors or from earlier events, etc 先人或過去遺留下來的東西
the cultural legacy of the Renaissance 文藝復興時期的文化遺產
His weak chest was a legacy of a childhood illness. 他那瘦弱的胸脯是兒時患病的後遺癥. Cf 參看 inheritance (inherit).
?? 考研助記
叫化子對兒子說：腿(leg)一只(a),再見(cy-see you).這樣這只腿就是他的 遺物 wangqidong 補充：腿祖先(leg)ac(動)是（y）遺產(祖先傳下來)，直立行走是祖先傳下來的遺產 網友：yqy 補充：“來個死”（諧音）：死了以后就可以領到遺產了；leg：法律。依法繼承的遺產
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I'm with you on that matter.
關于那件事我贊成你。
Generally speaking, a contract cannot be changed after it has been signed by both parties.
一般來講，合同一經雙方簽訂就不得更改。
Yes, Mom! I'll do it right away.
聽到了，媽媽！我這就去。