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

• The discovery, an increase of chromosomal abnormalities of the human species, for the human genome research and clinical doctors on diagnosis of hereditary diseases to provide a new basis.
  这一发现，增加了人类染色体异常的种类，将为人类基因研究和临床医生对遗传性疾病的诊断提供新的依据。
• Their society was based on caste: a man's occupation was hereditary.
  他们的社会基于种性制度：一个人的职业是世袭的。
• 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。
• Genetic engineers transpose or exchange bits of hereditary material from one organism to the next
  遗传工程师将某一生物的小段遗传物质调换到另一生物，或与其互换。
• The development of HBV-related hepatic cirrhosis is associated with not only environmental and viral factors but also hereditary susceptibility.
  乙肝后肝硬化的发生不仅与环境因素和病毒因素有关，还与个体的遗传易感性密切相关。
• Eugenics: the study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding.
  优生学：通过可控制选择性生育来对人种进行遗传学上的改善的研究。
• Hemophilia: Hereditary Bleeding disorder caused by deficiency of a coagulation factor.
  血友病：一种遗传性出血性疾病，因先天性缺乏某种凝血因子而引起。
• 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。
• Is this disease hereditary?
  这种病遗传吗？
• The behavior has been regarded by some workers as an hereditary characteristic.
  这种习性已被一些人认为是一种遗传特性。