the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another
遗传。
a person's ancestry
祖先,血统
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he wears a tunic Cossack to emphasize his Russian heredity. 他穿了一件哥萨克人的紧身短上衣以突出他的俄罗斯血统。
inheritance of title, office, or right
(头衔、职位或权力的)继承,世袭
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a second chamber whose membership is largely based on heredity. 成员大多是世袭的上议院。
"late 18th cent.: from French