• n. 遺贈，遺產

來自拉丁語legatus,大使，使節，詞源同legate,來自PIE*leg,讀，說，詞源同legible.引申詞義指定，任命。后詞義發生變化，用于指遺囑，遺贈。比較legate,legatee.

legacy (n.)

late 14c., "body of persons sent on a mission," from Old French legatie "legate's office," from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin legatus "ambassador, envoy," noun use of past participle of legare "appoint by a last will, send as a legate" (see legate). Sense of "property left by will" appeared in Scottish mid-15c.

1. She offered to settle a legacy on Katharine.

她提出要把一筆遺產留給凱瑟琳。

來自柯林斯例句

2. They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.

它們是我們祖先留下來的最寶貴的文化遺產.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The legacy of Ancient Rome represented the overwhelming influence on Romanesque architecture.

古羅馬的遺產體現在對羅馬式建筑的巨大影響上.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The two brothers split on inheriting the legacy of their parents.

兩兄弟為繼承父母的遺產而鬧翻.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.

他認為這筆遺產是天賜之物.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》