n.遗传；遗产；继承；继承物
He entered on his inheritance when he was 21. 他21岁时继承了财产。
Her blue eyes were a paternal inheritance. 她的蓝眼睛是她父亲遗传给她的。
On the maternal side his inheritance was a happy one. 他从母方接受的遗传是良好的。
The inheritance kept them afloat for years. 遗产使他们好多年免于经济困难。
He renounced his claim to the inheritance. 他声明放弃对遗产的要求。
A dispute over an inheritance forty or fifty years ago led to a family feud which exists to this day. 四五十年前两家为继承财产发生纠葛结下的宿仇持续至今。
