bequest

英 [bɪ'kwest] 美
  • n. 遗产;遗赠

助记提示


1. be + queath "say" (see quoth).
2. => say, speak => leave by will.
3. bequeath => bequest.
4. => act of bequeathing, that which is bequeathed.

中文词源


bequest 遗赠

前缀be-, 强调。quest, 词源同voice, 说。此处指临终遗嘱。

英文词源


bequest (n.)
c. 1300, "act of bequeathing," from be- + *cwis, *cwiss "saying" (related to quoth; from Proto-Germanic *kwessiz; see bequeath), with excrescent -t. Meaning "that which is bequeathed" is recorded from late 15c.

双语例句


1. The bequest is con-servatively estimated at £30 million.
保守估计,这笔遗产有3,000万英镑。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He left a bequest to each of his grandchildren.
他给他的孙辈每人留下一笔遗产。

来自《权威词典》

3. In his will he made a substantial bequest to his wife.
在遗嘱里他给妻子留下了一大笔遗产.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The library has received a generous bequest from a local businessman.
图书馆从当地一位商人那里得到了一大笔遗赠.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The picture was acquired by bequest in 1921.
这幅画是在1921年通过遗赠获得的.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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