| 单词 | hereditary |
| 释义 | hereditary (once / 584 pages) adj Things that are hereditary are inherited — passed down through the DNA of your biological parents. Has anyone ever said "You have your mom's eyes" or "Wow, you look like your grandfather"? They're commenting on hereditary features — things you got from your parents, and their parents, and all the other family genes you carry. Hair color, height, and even parts of your personality tend to be hereditary, or passed down genetically. Not all hereditary things are good: you can also inherit health conditions, crooked teeth, or your grandpa's bald spot. WORD FAMILYhereditary: hereditarily, nonhereditary+/heredity: hereditary, heredities USAGE EXAMPLESAt first, Old World prejudices and hereditary pedigrees prevailed. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) After his defeat, he was soon offered a way back to Parliament, as a hereditary peer - becoming the 4th Baron Avebury in 1971. BBC(Dec 28, 2016) A variety of hereditary, environmental and lifestyle factors are thought to influence IBD pathology. Nature(Dec 20, 2016) 1adj occurring among members of a family usually by heredity Syn familial, genetic, inherited, transmissible, transmitted heritable, inheritable capable of being inherited 2adj inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent hereditary monarchy Syn ancestral, patrimonial, transmissible heritable, inheritable capable of being inherited |
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