bequest
英 [bɪ'kwest]
美
助记提示
1. be + queath "say" (see quoth).
2. => say, speak => leave by will.
3. bequeath => bequest.
4. => act of bequeathing, that which is bequeathed.
中文词源
bequest 遗赠前缀be-, 强调。quest, 词源同voice, 说。此处指临终遗嘱。
英文词源
- bequest (n.)
- c. 1300, "act of bequeathing," from be- + *cwis, *cwiss "saying" (related to quoth; from Proto-Germanic *kwessiz; see bequeath), with excrescent -t. Meaning "that which is bequeathed" is recorded from late 15c.
双语例句
- 1. The bequest is con-servatively estimated at £30 million.
- 保守估计，这笔遗产有3,000万英镑。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He left a bequest to each of his grandchildren.
- 他给他的孙辈每人留下一笔遗产。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. In his will he made a substantial bequest to his wife.
- 在遗嘱里他给妻子留下了一大笔遗产.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The library has received a generous bequest from a local businessman.
- 图书馆从当地一位商人那里得到了一大笔遗赠.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The picture was acquired by bequest in 1921.
- 这幅画是在1921年通过遗赠获得的.
来自《简明英汉词典》