hereditary

hereditary
[hɪˈrɛdɪt(ə)ri]
adjective
  1. (of a title, office, or right) conferred by or based on inheritance
    （头衔、职位或权利）承袭的，世袭的
    the Queen's hereditary right to the throne.
    女王对王位的继承权。
    ■[attrib.](of a person) holding a position by inheritance
    （人）有世袭职位的
    a hereditary peer.
    世袭贵族。
    ■(of a characteristic or disease) determined by genetic factors and therefore able to be passed on from parents to their offspring or descendants
    （性格或疾病）遗传的
    ■of or relating to inheritance
    （与）继承（有关）的，（与）遗传（有关）的，（与）世袭（有关）的
    the main objection to the hereditary principle is that such peers are not elected.
    对世袭政策的主要异议是这样的贵族不是推选出来的。
    ■(Mathematics)(of a set) defined such that every element which has a given relation to a member of the set is also a member of the set
    (数)（集合）传袭的
派生
hereditarily
adverb
hereditariness
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin hereditarius, from hereditas (see heredity)
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