| 释义 | heirloomnoun /ˈeəluːm/  /ˈerluːm/                         jump to other resultsa valuable object that has belonged to the same family for many years Use an, not a, before heirloom.Topics Family and relationshipsc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveheirloom + verbheirloom + nounSee full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from heir + loom (noun: which formerly had the senses ‘tool, heirloom’).
heirloomadjective /ˈeəluːm/  /ˈerluːm/[only before noun] (especially North American English)                         jump to other resultsheirloom plants are varieties that were commonly grown in the past but are no longer grown as commercial cropsWord Originlate Middle English: from heir + loom (noun: which formerly had the senses ‘tool, heirloom’).
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