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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- legacy
['lεgəsɪ]
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noun
[c]
(in will) 遗产
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the legacy of
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[+event，historical period] …的后果
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- legacy
[ˈlegəsɪ]
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noun
[Internet]
现有，已存在
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2.
n.[c]
[Law]
遗产，遗赠财物
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Legacies made to a registered charity are free from inheritance tax.
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登记在慈善机构名下的遗产不用征收遗产说。
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3.
n.[c]
遗留之物
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Their education and social policies are undoubtedly their most important legacy.
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他们的教育和社会政策无疑是他们最重要的遗留。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- legacy
['lεgəsɪ]
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n
a gift by will, esp of money or personal property
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2.
n
something handed down or received from an ancestor or predecessor
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3.
n
[modifier]
surviving computer systems, hardware, or software
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legacy network
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legacy application
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4.
n
[Etymology]
C14 (meaning: office of a legate), C15 (meaning: bequest): from Medieval Latin legatia commission; see legate
Examples
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His clouded judgment and obsession with rewriting his own legacy gets in the way of objective advice.
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他的判断力模糊而且又热衷改遗嘱，完全听不进别人实事求是的建议。
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The tax collector assessed 3 million dollars as the legacy tax.
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税收官征收了三百万的遗产税。
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The palace is an invaluable historical legacy.
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这座宫殿是无比珍贵的历史遗产。
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The gift was the richest legacy he could possibly have given to his people.
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这个礼物是他能留给他的人们的最珍贵的遗产。
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the hope of a legacy was dangled before her
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