inheritance
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·her·i·tance /ɪnˈherətəns/ ●○○ noun 1 [countable, uncountable]BFGET money, property etc that you receive from someone who has died 〔钱财等〕继承物，遗产 Lucinda has to fight for her life and her inheritance in this gripping novel. 在这部扣人心弦的小说里，露辛达不得不为自己的生命与所继承的遗产进行抗争。2 [uncountable] physical or mental qualities that you inherit from your family 遗传特征 Our genetic inheritance cannot be changed. 我们的基因遗传特征是无法改变的。3 [uncountable]SHPAST ideas, skills, literature etc from the past that influence people in the present 遗产〔指对现在的人有影响的过去的思想、技艺、文学等〕 ideas that have become part of our cultural inheritance 已成为我们文化遗产一部分的思想
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inheritance• Garth doesn't work; he just lives off his inheritance.• our literary inheritanceFrom Longman Business Dictionaryinheritancein‧her‧i‧tance /ɪnˈherətəns/ noun [countable, uncountable]LAW money, property, or other things that become yours after someone has diedpeople who suddenly have large lump sums to invest, perhaps from an inheritancein·her·i·tance nounChineseSyllable
Corpus that etc you property someone from has money, Business receive who
inheritance
in‧her‧i‧tance /ɪnˈherətəns, ɪnˈherɪtəns/
noun
1. [uncountable and countable] money, property etc that you receive from someone who has died:
Lucinda has to fight for her life and her inheritance in this gripping novel.
2. [uncountable] physical or mental qualities that you inherit from your family:
Our genetic inheritance cannot be changed.
3. [uncountable] ideas, skills, literature etc from the past that influence people in the present:
ideas that have become part of our cultural inheritance
in‧her‧i‧tance /ɪnˈherətəns, ɪnˈherɪtəns/
noun1. [uncountable and countable] money, property etc that you receive from someone who has died:
2. [uncountable] physical or mental qualities that you inherit from your family:
3. [uncountable] ideas, skills, literature etc from the past that influence people in the present:
Income 收入
earn money/cash/( a fortune挣钱；挣一大笔钱 make money/a fortune/( a killing on the stock market在股市上赚钱／赚一大笔钱／发大财 acquire/inherit/amass wealth/a fortune获得／继承／积累财富／一大笔钱 build up funds/savings积累资金／存款 get/receive/leave (sb) an inheritance/a legacy得到／（给某人）留下遗产 live on a low wage/a fixed income/a pension靠低微的工资／固定收入／养老金过活 get/receive/draw/collect a pension领取养老金 depend/be dependent on ( benefits/BrE ( welfare/social securityNAmE 靠福利金／社会保障金过活
Expenditure 开支；支出
spend money/your savings/( a fortune on…把钱／存款／一大笔钱花在…上 invest/put your savings in…投资／把储蓄金用于… throw away/waste/ ( shell out money on…把钱浪费／花费巨资在…上 lose your money/inheritance/pension失去钱财／遗产／养老金 use up/ ( wipe out all your savings把储蓄用光 pay (in) cash用现金支付 use/pay by a credit/debit card用信用卡／借记卡支付 pay by/make out a/write sb a/accept a ( cheque/BrE ( check用支票支付；开支票；给某人开支票；接受支票 change/exchange money/currency/( traveller's cheques/BrE ( traveler's checks兑换钱／货币／旅行支票 give/pay/leave (sb) a deposit预付（某人）订金
Banks 银行
have/hold/open/close/freeze a bank account/an account持有／开立／注销／冻结银行账户 credit/debit/pay sth into/take money out of your account记入账户的贷方／借方；把钱存入账户／从账户中取出 deposit money/funds in your account往账户里存钱／存入资金 withdraw money/cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.从自动提款机等取钱／现金／30 英镑 ( make a deposit/withdrawal存款；取款 find/go to/use ( an ATM/especially
NAmE ( a cash machine/dispenserBrE 找到／去／使用自动提款机 be in credit/in debit/in the black/in the red/overdrawn账面有钱／亏空；有盈余；透支
Personal finance 个人理财
manage/handle/plan/run/ ( especially
BrE sort out your finances管理／处理／计划／经营管理／整顿财务问题 plan/manage/work out/stick to a budget计划／管理／制订／严格执行预算 offer/extend credit (to sb)（给某人）提供贷款 arrange/take out a loan/an overdraft商定／获得贷款／透支额 pay back/repay money/a loan/a debt偿还钱／贷款／债务 pay for sth in ( instalments/especially
BrE ( installmentsNAmE usually
以分期付款方式购买某物
Financial difficulties 财务困难
get into debt/financial difficulties陷入债务／财务困难 be short of/ ( be strapped for cash缺钱 run out of/owe money钱用光了；欠钱 face/get/ ( be landed with a bill for £…面对／收到一张…英镑的账单 can't afford the cost of…/payments/rent承担不起…的费用／款项／房租 fall behind with/ ( especially
NAmE fall behind on the mortgage/repayments/rent拖欠按揭贷款／分期偿还款项／房租 incur/run up/accumulate debts带来／积欠／累积债务 tackle/reduce/settle your debts处理／减少／付清债务