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.
雙語例句
1. She offered to settle a legacy on Katharine.
她提出要把一筆遺產(chǎn)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(chǎn).
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(chǎn)體現(xiàn)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.