legacy ['leg.ə.si] noun countable ADVANCED ■money or property that you receive from someone after they die 遗产,遗赠•An elderly cousin had left her a small legacy.一位堂兄留给她一小笔遗产。 ADVANCED ■something that is a part of your history or which stays from an earlier time 历史遗产,遗留物•The Greeks have a rich legacy of literature.希腊人有丰富的文学遗产。 •The war has left a legacy of hatred.那场战争给人们留下了仇恨。 |