hereditary

英 [həˈredɪtri]

美 [həˈredɪteri]

adj.  遗传的; 遗传性的; 世袭的; 有世袭身份(或头衔)的

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Collins.1 / BNC.8780 / COCA.13816

牛津词典

adj.

• 遗传的；遗传性的
  given to a child by its parents before it is born
  1. a hereditary illness/disease/condition/problem
     遗传的疾病 / 问题
  2. Epilepsy is hereditary in her family.
     癫痫是她家族的遗传病。
• 世袭的
  that is legally given to sb's child, when that person dies
  1. a hereditary title/monarchy
     世袭的头衔 / 君主制
• 有世袭身份（或头衔）的
  holding a rank or title that is hereditary
  1. hereditary peers/rulers
     世袭的贵族 / 统治者

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 遗传（性）的
  Ahereditarycharacteristic or illness is passed on to a child from its parents before it is born.
  1. Cystic fibrosis is the commonest fatal hereditary disease...
     囊性纤维化是最常见的致命遗传疾病。
  2. In men, hair loss is hereditary.
     男性脱发属于遗传。
• ADJ （称号或地位）承袭的，世袭的
  A title or position in society that ishereditaryis one that is passed on as a right from parent to child.
  1. ...the position of the head of state is hereditary...
     国家元首是世袭制。
  2. British Prime Ministers are traditionally offered hereditary peerages.
     英国首相传统上会被授予可世袭的贵族爵位。

英英释义

adj

• inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
  1. ancestral home
  2. ancestral lore
  3. hereditary monarchy
  4. patrimonial estate
  5. transmissible tradition
  Synonym:ancestralpatrimonialtransmissible
• occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
  1. an inherited disease
  2. familial traits
  3. genetically transmitted features
  Synonym:familialgeneticinheritedtransmittedtransmissible

双语例句

• The behavior has been regarded by some workers as an hereditary characteristic.
  这种习性已被一些人认为是一种遗传特性。
• To improve the recognition of the hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer ( HNPCC) in its clinical diagnosis.
  提高对遗传性非息肉病性大肠癌（HNPCC）临床诊断的认识。
• Objective To investigate the relationship between clinical manifestation and experimental diagnosis of hereditary elliptocytosis.
  目的探讨遗传性椭圆形红细胞增多症的实验诊断及与临床表现的关系。
• Because of the ( hereditary) factor, he and his father have same temper.
  因为遗传的原因，他和父亲的脾气很相似。
• This hereditary unit comprises a single complementation group, or in other words a single gene.
  这个遗传单位由一个互补群，也就是一个基因所组成。
• The occurrence of disease is hereditary diseases.
  所发生的病就是遗传病。
• The discovery, an increase of chromosomal abnormalities of the human species, for the human genome research and clinical doctors on diagnosis of hereditary diseases to provide a new basis.
  这一发现，增加了人类染色体异常的种类，将为人类基因研究和临床医生对遗传性疾病的诊断提供新的依据。
• Genetic engineers transpose or exchange bits of hereditary material from one organism to the next
  遗传工程师将某一生物的小段遗传物质调换到另一生物，或与其互换。
• Eugenics: the study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding.
  优生学：通过可控制选择性生育来对人种进行遗传学上的改善的研究。
• A nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right.
  由于世袭权利而占有一个德国城堡和周围环绕的土地的贵族。