legacy
US: /ˈɫɛɡəsi/
UK: /lˈɛɡəsi/
UK: /lˈɛɡəsi/
English Vietnamese dictionary
legacy /'legəsi/
- danh từ
- tài sản kế thừa, gia tài, di sản
- to come into a legacy: được thừa hưởng một gia tài
- to leave a legacy for: để lại một di sản cho (ai)
- a legacy of hatred: mối thù truyền kiếp
- tài sản kế thừa, gia tài, di sản
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun (plural legacies)
1 money or property that is given to you by sb when they die: They each received a legacy of £4 000.
2 a situation that exists now because of events, actions, etc. that took place in the past: The problems were made worse by the legacy of centuries of neglect. + Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction.
Collocation dictionary
1 money/property
ADJ.
generous, large | small
VERB + LEGACY
bequeath (sb), leave (sb) | get, receive
He received a large legacy from his uncle.
PREP.
in a/the ~
She left her the money in a legacy.
| ~ from
a legacy from my old teacher
PHRASES
heir to a legacy
She is the heir to a legacy of £1 million.
2 result of previous events
ADJ.
enduring | historical
These problems have arisen as a result of historical legacies.
| bitter, grim
VERB + LEGACY
bequeath (sb), leave (sb), leave behind
the enduring legacy bequeathed by the war years
PREP.
~ from
Such attitudes are a legacy from colonial times.
Concise English dictionary
legacies'legəsɪ
noun
+(law) a gift of personal property by will
