名詞 heritage:

1. practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
2. any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors
   同義詞：inheritance
3. that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
   同義詞：inheritance
4. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
   同義詞：inheritance

1. One of the glories of the British heritage is the right to a fair trial.
   英國人引以自豪的傳統(tǒng)之一是有獲得公正審判的權(quán)利。
2. A novelist must be able to use the cultural heritage of his nation.
   小說家要善于利用他本國的文化遺產(chǎn)。
3. Telling conservationists that we need to preserve the natural heritage really is preaching to the converted!
   向自然資源保護(hù)論者宣講需要保護(hù)自然界遺產(chǎn)的道理，真是多此一舉。
4. These beautiful old palaces are part of our national heritage.
   這些美麗的古老宮殿是我們民族遺產(chǎn)的一部分。

her.i.tage

n.（名詞）
Property that is or can be inherited; an inheritance.
遺產(chǎn)，繼承財產(chǎn)：繼承的或可被繼承的財產(chǎn)；繼承物
Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
遺留物，傳統(tǒng)：由前輩傳下來的東西；傳統(tǒng)
The status acquired by a person through birth; a birthright:
與生俱來的權(quán)利：通過出生而得到的地位；長子繼承權(quán)：
例句：
a heritage of affluence and social position.
與生俱來的富有和社會地位

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from eritier [heir]
源自 eritier [繼承人]
from Medieval Latin hôrôdit3rius
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 hôrôdit3rius
from Latin [inherited] * see hereditary
源自 拉丁語 [被繼承的] *參見 hereditary

<參考詞匯><同義詞>heritage,inheritance,legacy,traditionThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .something immaterial, such as a custom, that is passed from one generation to another.:
這些名詞共有的中心意思是：.由一代傳給另一代的非物質(zhì)性的東西，如習(xí)俗.：
例句：
a heritage of moral uprightness;
道德上正直的傳統(tǒng)；

例句：
an inheritance of knowledge from the past;
由過去繼承的知識；

例句：
a legacy of philosophical thought;
哲學(xué)思想遺產(chǎn)；

例句：
the tradition of noblesse oblige.
貴族行為理應(yīng)高尚的傳統(tǒng)。