English Dictionary

inherit

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 廃用

(transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations). / (transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.

日本語の意味

相続する（遺産や権利を前の所有者の死後に受け継ぐ） / 継承する（財産、称号などを法的な継承または遺贈により受け継ぐ）

By the prophet's promise, the descendants would inherit the land of their forefathers.

預言者の約束により、子孫たちは先祖の土地を当然の権利として受け継ぐことになった。

意味（1）

(transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).

Your descendants will inherit the earth.

意味（2）

(transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.

‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’

意味（3）

(transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.

Let's hope the baby inherits his mother's looks and his father's intelligence.

意味（4）

(transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force.

This country has inherited an invidious class culture.

意味（5）

(intransitive) To come into an inheritance.

Lucky old Daniel – his grandfather died rich, and he's inherited.

意味（6）

(computing, programming, transitive) To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.

ModalWindow inherits all the properties and methods of Window.

意味（7）

(computing, programming, transitive) To derive a new class from (a superclass).

For example, the following two code segments, from different assemblies, show how easy it is to inherit a class from another assembly.

意味（8）

(transitive, obsolete) To put in possession of.

This, or else nothing, will inherit her

inherits （ present singular third-person ）

inheriting （ participle present ）

inherited （ participle past ）

inherited （ past ）