legacy
noun [ C ] uk/ˈleɡ.ə.si/ us/ˈleɡ.ə.si/
C2 遗产，遗赠
money or property that you receive from someone after they die
An elderly cousin had left her a small legacy. 一位堂兄留给她一小笔遗产。
C2 历史遗产，遗留物
something that is a part of your history or that remains from an earlier time
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。
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- The scars are the legacy of chicken pox.
- I received a small legacy from an aunt.
- The novel will be his legacy.
- Their argument left a legacy of bitterness.
- She left a legacy to the hospice.