heredity
英 [h?'red?t?]
美[h?'r?d?ti]
- n. 遺傳，遺傳性
TEM8TOEFL暢通詞匯
中文詞源
heredity 遺產(chǎn)
來自拉丁語heres,繼承，詞源同heir,heiress,來自PIE*ghe,留下，遺留。
英文詞源
- heredity (n.)
- 1530s, from Middle French hérédité (12c.), from Latin hereditatem (nominative hereditas) "heirship, inheritance, condition of being an heir," from heres (genitive heredis) "heir, heiress," from PIE root *ghe- "to be empty, left behind" (source also of Greek khera "widow"). Legal sense of "inheritable quality or character" first recorded 1784; the modern biological sense seems to be found first in 1863, introduced by Herbert Spencer.
雙語例句
- 1. the debate over the effects of heredity and environment
- 有關(guān)遺傳與環(huán)境影響的辯論
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. Radiation has a strong effect on the heredity of fruit flies.
- 射線對于果蠅的遺傳產(chǎn)生強烈的作用.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Do heredity and environment determine a man's character?
- 遺傳和環(huán)境決定一個人的性格 嗎 ?
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Some diseases are present by heredity.
- 有些病是遺傳的結(jié)果.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Diet and exercise can influence a person's weight, but heredity is also a factor.
- 節(jié)食和運動能影響人的體重, 而遺傳也是一個因素.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》