| 单词 | legacy |
| 释义 | leg·a·cy1 /ˈleɡəsi/ ●○○ noun (plural legacies) [countable] 1 RESULTsomething that happens or exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time 遗留的问题，后遗症legacy of The invasion left a legacy of hatred and fear. 这次入侵留下的是仇恨和恐惧。legacy from a legacy from the colonial period 殖民时期遗留下来的问题2 GIVEmoney or property that you receive from someone after they die 遗产，遗赠物 SYN inheritance She received a small legacy from her aunt. 她从姨妈那里继承了一小笔遗产。Examples from the Corpuslegacy• The house was a legacy from her aunt.• But, as might, be expected, there is some negative legacy from the past in Doreen's adult experience.• Further legislation followed, which could more reasonably be said to have united the hitherto disparate regimes of legacy and trust.• This was an enormously significant legacy for all educators that followed.• He is beginning, ever so slowly, to think about the legacy he has built for himself.• A part of the legacy, however, ceases to bear interest.• In the excavated tombs there, the legacy of Koguryo lives in the murals depicting warriors on horseback.• Our Victorian legacy means that we have no access to the vocabulary of desire.legacy of• Racial tension in the country is a legacy of slavery.legacy2 adjective [only before noun] 1. a legacy system, piece of software etc is one that people continue to use, although more modern ones are available 〔系统、软件等〕遗留的，老旧的2. legacy data old information that an organization has, especially information stored in an old-fashioned way 〔尤指用过时方式存储的〕遗留数据From Longman Business Dictionarylegacyleg‧a‧cy1 /ˈlegəsi/ noun (plural legacies) [countable]1a situation that exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier timeHotels are in oversupply, a legacy of the last building boom.2LAW money or property that you receive from someone after they dieHis death would secure her a legacy.Many people want to leave a legacy to a charity they have supported all their lives. → demonstrative legacy → general legacy → residuary legacylegacylegacy2 adjective [only before a noun]COMPUTING old and no longer sold, but still used by some peopleThe software offers automated integration with legacy systems.Origin legacy (1300-1400) Old French legacie “position of a legate”, from Latin legatus; → LEGATEleg·a·cy1 nounlegacy2 adjectiveChineseSyllable or Corpus something result of that as exists a Business happens things |
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