bequest

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n. (law) a gift of personal property by will

n. 遗赠物, 遗产, 遗赠
[经] 遗产

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BNC 频率

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使用频率

bequest 由前缀 be- 和词根 quest 组成。前缀 be- 表示“给予、赋予”，而 quest 源于拉丁语 quaerere，意为“寻找、请求”。结合这两个部分，可以理解为“给予某物作为遗产”。

例句

1. She received a bequest from her grandmother's estate.

她从祖母的遗产中继承了一笔遗赠。

2. The charity was grateful for the bequest that would help fund its programs.

这个慈善机构对这笔遗赠感激不已，因为它将帮助资助其项目。

3. He made a bequest to his favorite university in his will.

他在遗嘱中向他最喜欢的大学留下了一笔遗赠。