The Duke signed away his inheritance.是什么意思？

The Duke signed away his inheritance.

公爵签字放弃继承遗产。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

duke

n. 公爵，君主，<俚>(pl.)拳头，[植]公爵樱桃；vi. 战斗；

例句
I crammed on my cap again, helped the Duke up and tried to dust him off.
我重新戴上帽子，扶公爵起身并掸去他身上的土。

signed

adj. 有符号的，有正负之分的；

例句
The two countries signed an agreement to jointly launch satellites.
两国曾签订了联合发射人造卫星的协议。

away

adv. 离开，远离，在远处，消失；adj. 不在的，遥远的，客场比赛；

例句
She accelerated away from the kerb.
她加速驶离了马路牙子。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

inheritance

n. 继承，遗传，遗产；

例句
She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother.
她担心她继承的遗产会被继母夺走。