hereditary

英 [həˈredɪtri]

美 [həˈredɪteri]

adj.  遗传的; 遗传性的; 世袭的; 有世袭身份(或头衔)的

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Collins.1 / BNC.8780 / COCA.13816

牛津词典

adj.

• 遗传的；遗传性的
  given to a child by its parents before it is born
  1. a hereditary illness/disease/condition/problem
     遗传的疾病 / 问题
  2. Epilepsy is hereditary in her family.
     癫痫是她家族的遗传病。
• 世袭的
  that is legally given to sb's child, when that person dies
  1. a hereditary title/monarchy
     世袭的头衔 / 君主制
• 有世袭身份（或头衔）的
  holding a rank or title that is hereditary
  1. hereditary peers/rulers
     世袭的贵族 / 统治者

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 遗传（性）的
  Ahereditarycharacteristic or illness is passed on to a child from its parents before it is born.
  1. Cystic fibrosis is the commonest fatal hereditary disease...
     囊性纤维化是最常见的致命遗传疾病。
  2. In men, hair loss is hereditary.
     男性脱发属于遗传。
• ADJ （称号或地位）承袭的，世袭的
  A title or position in society that ishereditaryis one that is passed on as a right from parent to child.
  1. ...the position of the head of state is hereditary...
     国家元首是世袭制。
  2. British Prime Ministers are traditionally offered hereditary peerages.
     英国首相传统上会被授予可世袭的贵族爵位。

英英释义

adj

• inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
  1. ancestral home
  2. ancestral lore
  3. hereditary monarchy
  4. patrimonial estate
  5. transmissible tradition
  Synonym:ancestralpatrimonialtransmissible
• occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
  1. an inherited disease
  2. familial traits
  3. genetically transmitted features
  Synonym:familialgeneticinheritedtransmittedtransmissible

双语例句

• These traits are hereditary, like eye color or foot size, and there's nothing you can do to change them.
  这些特征是遗传性的，如眼的颜色和脚丫子的大小，这都是你所无法驾驭的。
• This hereditary unit comprises a single complementation group, or in other words a single gene.
  这个遗传单位由一个互补群，也就是一个基因所组成。
• Are hereditary, environment and will equal factors in aiding or retarding the entity's development?
  世袭的、环境的和意志因素对个体的发展或迟滞有相同的作用吗？
• Is this disease hereditary?
  这种病遗传吗？
• Reproductive and hereditary effects and children's health
  生殖和遗传影响以及儿童健康
• In men, hair loss is hereditary.
  男性脱发属于遗传。
• The queen of England is a hereditary ruler.
  英国女王是世袭的统治者。
• To improve the recognition of the hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer ( HNPCC) in its clinical diagnosis.
  提高对遗传性非息肉病性大肠癌（HNPCC）临床诊断的认识。
• By1400 most English families, and those from Lowland Scotland, had adopted the use of hereditary surnames.
  到了1400年，大部分的英格兰人和来自苏格兰低地的人习惯了家庭姓氏的使用。
• The occurrence of disease is hereditary diseases.
  所发生的病就是遗传病。