bequeath
bequeath
[bɪˈkwiːð]
verb
bequeathal
noun
bequeather
noun
语源
[bɪˈkwiːð]
verb
- [with obj.]leave (a personal estate or one's body) to a person or other beneficiary by a will
（按遗嘱）将个人财产遗赠给，（按遗嘱）将本人遗体遗留给
he bequeathed his art collection to the town.
他将收藏的艺术品遗赠给镇上。
■pass (something) on or leave (something) to someone else
传下，留下
he ditched the unpopular policies bequeathed to him.
他废止了留传给他的不得人心的政策。
bequeathal
noun
bequeather
noun
语源
- Old English becwethan, from be- 'about' (expressing transitivity) + cwethan 'say' (see quoth)
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