bequest

bequest

英 [bɪ'kwest]
　　美

n. 遺產；遺贈

中文詞源：

bequest 遺贈

前綴be-, 強調。quest, 詞源同voice, 說。此處指臨終遺囑。

例句：

1. The bequest is con-servatively estimated at £30 million.
保守估計，這筆遺產有3,000萬英鎊。

2. He left a bequest to each of his grandchildren.
他給他的孫輩每人留下一筆遺產。

3. In his will he made a substantial bequest to his wife.
在遺囑裡他給妻子留下瞭一大筆遺產.

4. The library has received a generous bequest from a local businessman.
圖書館從當地一位商人那裡得到瞭一大筆遺贈.

5. The picture was acquired by bequest in 1921.
這幅畫是在1921年通過遺贈獲得的.