中英互译
heirloom
英 /ˈeəluːm/美 /ˈerluːm/
基本释义
- n.传家宝;祖传遗物
复数heirlooms
双语例句
- Heirloom seeds come from plants that were traditionally grown in human populations, as opposed to the seeds used for large-scale agricultural production.传家宝种子来自传统的人类种植的植物,而不是来自用于大规模农业生产的种子。
- This year, she's planning to plant rare heirloom vegetables that you can't get in the store.今年,她计划种她们家祖传的稀有蔬菜,在店里是买不到的。
- This is especially true with heirloom varieties, which are cultivated for taste over appearance.传统的品种尤其如此,它们的培养特别注重滋味多于注重外观。
网络短语
- Heirloom quality furniture祖传家具;家传家具;祖家庭里世代相传具;祖传
- Inca Quest Heirloom印加秘宝
- The Heirloom宅变
- Heirloom Tomato西红柿
- Adarji's Heirloom传家之宝
英英释义
- 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
词源
- heirloom来自中世纪英语heirlome("heirloom"), 等价于heir + loom.
- heirloom传家宝heir,继承,loom,宝贝。
- heirloomFrom Middle English heirlome (“heirloom”, literally “a tool or article passed to one's heirs”), equivalent to heir + loom.