(of a title, office, or right)conferred by or based on inheritance
(头衔、职位或权利)承袭的,世袭的
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the Queen's hereditary right to the throne. 女王对王位的继承权。
[attrib.](of a person)holding a position by inheritance
(人)有世袭职位的
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a hereditary peer. 世袭贵族。
(of a characteristic or disease)determined by genetic factors and therefore able to be passed on from parents to their offspring or descendants
(性格或疾病)遗传的。
of or relating to inheritance
(与)继承(有关)的;(与)遗传(有关)的;(与)世袭(有关)的
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the main objection to the hereditary principle is that such peers are not elected. 对世袭政策的主要异议是这样的贵族不是推选出来的。
【数】 (集合的)遗传的。
"late Middle English: from Latin