hereditary

英 [həˈredɪtri]

美 [həˈredɪteri]

adj.  遗传的; 遗传性的; 世袭的; 有世袭身份(或头衔)的

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Collins.1 / BNC.8780 / COCA.13816

牛津词典

adj.

• 遗传的；遗传性的
  given to a child by its parents before it is born
  1. a hereditary illness/disease/condition/problem
     遗传的疾病 / 问题
  2. Epilepsy is hereditary in her family.
     癫痫是她家族的遗传病。
• 世袭的
  that is legally given to sb's child, when that person dies
  1. a hereditary title/monarchy
     世袭的头衔 / 君主制
• 有世袭身份（或头衔）的
  holding a rank or title that is hereditary
  1. hereditary peers/rulers
     世袭的贵族 / 统治者

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 遗传（性）的
  Ahereditarycharacteristic or illness is passed on to a child from its parents before it is born.
  1. Cystic fibrosis is the commonest fatal hereditary disease...
     囊性纤维化是最常见的致命遗传疾病。
  2. In men, hair loss is hereditary.
     男性脱发属于遗传。
• ADJ （称号或地位）承袭的，世袭的
  A title or position in society that ishereditaryis one that is passed on as a right from parent to child.
  1. ...the position of the head of state is hereditary...
     国家元首是世袭制。
  2. British Prime Ministers are traditionally offered hereditary peerages.
     英国首相传统上会被授予可世袭的贵族爵位。

英英释义

adj

• inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
  1. ancestral home
  2. ancestral lore
  3. hereditary monarchy
  4. patrimonial estate
  5. transmissible tradition
  Synonym:ancestralpatrimonialtransmissible
• occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
  1. an inherited disease
  2. familial traits
  3. genetically transmitted features
  Synonym:familialgeneticinheritedtransmittedtransmissible

双语例句

• Is this disease hereditary?
  这种病遗传吗？
• By1400 most English families, and those from Lowland Scotland, had adopted the use of hereditary surnames.
  到了1400年，大部分的英格兰人和来自苏格兰低地的人习惯了家庭姓氏的使用。
• Also can damage the hereditary ovarian cancer virus chromosome ( DNA).
  也可以破坏遗传性卵巢癌病毒染色体（DNA）。
• There is perhaps a genetic and hereditary factor.
  也许有遗传的成分和因素。
• Eugenics: the study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding.
  优生学：通过可控制选择性生育来对人种进行遗传学上的改善的研究。
• The polygenic and multiple allelic nature of many traits gives a vast potential for variability among hereditary characteristics.
  许多特征的多基因本质和复等位本质，使遗传特点中的变异性具有巨大的潜力。
• A nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right.
  由于世袭权利而占有一个德国城堡和周围环绕的土地的贵族。
• British Prime Ministers are traditionally offered hereditary peerages.
  英国首相传统上会被授予可世袭的贵族爵位。
• Other theories have suggested he died of hereditary gastric cancer and poor medical treatment.
  其他的理论提示他死于遗传性胃癌和缺乏医疗救治。
• The queen of England is a hereditary ruler.
  英国女王是世袭的统治者。