音标:['єәlum] ;
n. 传家宝, 动产继承物
[法] 祖传动产, 传家宝
n. (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
n. something that has been in a family for generations
词型变化:名词复数形式 : heirlooms
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
名词100%

heirloom的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. It was an ordinary vase, but to save appearances, she said it was a family heirloom.它本来是一个普通花瓶,为了装门面,她却说它是一件传家宝。
  2. She treasured the brooch because it was an heirloom.她把这枚饰针视为珍宝,因为这是祖上传下来的。

经典引文

  • Learning that had run in the family like an heirloom!

    出自:R. B. Sheridan
  • A glass cup..a precious heirloom, and a harbinger of the family's fortunes.

    出自:H. I. Jenkinson
【近义词】

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