heirloom是什么意思？

heirloom

英[ˈeəlu:m] 美[ˈerlum]

• n. 祖传遗物，传家宝；

复数：heirlooms;

例句

• The brooch is a family heirloom which came down to her from her great-grandmother. 这枚胸针是她家的传家宝，是从她曾祖母那一代传到她手中的。
• That clock is a family heirloom. 那个座钟是祖传下来的.
• She treasured the brooch because it was an heirloom. 她把这枚饰针视为珍宝,因为这是祖上传下来的.
• This heirloom has been handed for several generations. 此项产业已经数代相传了.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  祖传遗物;传家宝
  An heirloom is an ornament or other object that has belonged to a family for a very long time and that has been handed down from one generation to another.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  祖传遗物;传家宝
  The brooch is a family heirloom which came down to her from her great-grandmother. 这枚胸针是她家的传家宝，是从她曾祖母那一代传到她手中的。 This heirloom has been handed for several generations. 此项产业已经数代相传了。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. (law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance
  2. something that has been in a family for generations

行业词典

• 旅游： 传家宝；