hand something down
phrasal verb with hand verb [ T ] uk/hænd/ us/hænd/
(OBJECT)
C2 将…传给，将…留给
to give something to someone younger than you in the family because you want them to have it or because you no longer need it
This necklace was handed down to my mother by my grandmother. 这条项链是外祖母传给我妈妈的。
(TRADITION)
C2 把…传下去
to pass traditions from older people to younger ones
a custom handed down through the generations 世代相传的风俗
(DECISION)
formal宣布（正式决定，常为处罚）
to announce an official decision, often a decision about how someone should be punished
The court handed down an eight-year sentence. 法庭宣布判处其8年徒刑。