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Definition of legacy in English: legacynounPlural legacies ˈlɛɡəsiˈlɛɡəsi 1An amount of money or property left to someone in a will. 遗产 my grandmother died and unexpectedly left me a small legacy Example sentencesExamples - Bentham tells the family that they are about to inherit a legacy from a relative.
- The minster has always been funded by generous gifts and legacies.
- From charity legacies to endowment shortfalls, John Husband answers your financial queries
- The 8th shows gain from dowries, unexpected inheritances and legacies.
- Bad inheritance planning can mean your legacy is eaten up by probate taxes, solicitor's fees and charges.
- They have income from legacies or property sales, and they will take in a lot from collections.
- Friends chairman David Meal said the cots had been bought with money from legacies, donations, and a very successful collection in December at Tesco at Askham Bar.
- Outline the division of your estate giving details of cash legacies to friends or charities, bequests of specific property.
- However the opportunities to grant bequests, or to leave legacies and gifts are pre-empted.
- This would generate 4,000 per year, to which would be added other gifts and legacies.
- Many of the large charities rely on legacies, which can cut inheritance tax bills.
- Partnerships will bring you wealth and success and you may inherit a legacy.
- Most charities would claim that around 30 per cent of their income comes from the legacies - gifts - left by people in their will.
- Funding comes from campaigns, bequests, legacies and the continuing generosity of Cantabrians.
Synonyms bequest, inheritance, heritage, bequeathal, bestowal, benefaction, endowment, gift, patrimony, heirloom, settlement, birthright, provision Law devise, hereditament - 1.1 Something left or handed down by a predecessor.
由先人留传下来的东西（或问题） the legacy of centuries of neglect 几百年的疏忽所造成的后果。 Example sentencesExamples - The legacies of Prohibition were an increased level of alcohol consumption and flourishing organised crime.
- If chimps and humans are both violent, they are likely to share a genetic legacy for violence with this ancestor.
- Nicholson created something extraordinary but the custodians of the club have not done justice to his legacy.
- Its roots go back to colonial history and it is a legacy of European colonialism and modernity.
- It is clear that the traits William has inherited from his mother are also reinforced from a legacy on his father's side too.
- Cemetery managers, like parishes, have inherited an unenviable legacy from past generations.
- Some turned to alcohol or drugs to cope with their legacies of violence and shame.
- All of those things are lasting legacies and testaments to the man's hockey career.
- The real issue here is not public dental services, but flawed national health policy, and its legacy.
- Many have commented on how the lasting divisions on the sub-continent are partly a legacy of British colonialism.
- And at this stage of his career, Oscar is looking for more than money: he's got his eye on his legacy.
- The modern consensus view is to judge the legacies of empire, especially of the modern European empires, very harshly.
- Groups in Scotland that have long campaigned to address the asbestos legacy have welcomed the legislation.
- Paradoxically her legacy was to remove any parental role in the provision of contraception for young people.
- I guess that he might have preferred more substantial legacies than these, but maybe they'll do just fine.
- The original was cool, but this one tries with unsuccessful results to live up to the legacy of its predecessor.
- And their legacies continue to cause newcomers to pause before embarking down similar routes.
- One of the legacies of these practices is the impact on the property market in the target areas.
- One of the major themes of the book is the ongoing legacy of colonialism.
- The war bestowed two valuable legacies on women.
Synonyms consequence, effect, outcome, upshot, spin-off, repercussion, aftermath, footprint, by-product, product, result residue, fruits
adjective ˈlɛɡəsiˈlɛɡəsi Computing Denoting or relating to software or hardware that has been superseded but is difficult to replace because of its wide use. 〔计算机〕（软件或硬件）已过时但因使用范围广而难以替代的 Example sentencesExamples - Then new projects that could have gone with the legacy platform start going to the new one.
- Integration with legacy systems has been cited as a problem by over half of respondents.
- The legacy server may reside on a different machine and is the third tier in our architecture.
- This meant that legacy applications would not be supported if companies moved to updated versions.
- None of these legacy ports are able to handle the high bandwidth peripherals of today.
OriginLate Middle English (also denoting the function or office of a deputy, especially a papal legate): from Old French legacie, from medieval Latin legatia 'legateship', from legatus 'person delegated' (see legate). law from Old English: The words legacy (Late Middle English), legal (Late Middle English), legitimate (Late Middle English), and loyal (early 16th century) all descend from Latin lex ‘law’, the source also of law. The phrase law and order is found from the late 16th century. It was Charles Dickens who first said the law is an ass, or rather his character Mr Bumble did in Oliver Twist: ‘“If the law supposes that,” said Mr Bumble…“the law is a ass…a idiot.”’ See also jungle
Definition of legacy in US English: legacynounˈleɡəsēˈlɛɡəsi 1An amount of money or property left to someone in a will. 遗产 Example sentencesExamples - Bentham tells the family that they are about to inherit a legacy from a relative.
- The 8th shows gain from dowries, unexpected inheritances and legacies.
- Friends chairman David Meal said the cots had been bought with money from legacies, donations, and a very successful collection in December at Tesco at Askham Bar.
- The minster has always been funded by generous gifts and legacies.
- Partnerships will bring you wealth and success and you may inherit a legacy.
- Outline the division of your estate giving details of cash legacies to friends or charities, bequests of specific property.
- Most charities would claim that around 30 per cent of their income comes from the legacies - gifts - left by people in their will.
- Bad inheritance planning can mean your legacy is eaten up by probate taxes, solicitor's fees and charges.
- Funding comes from campaigns, bequests, legacies and the continuing generosity of Cantabrians.
- They have income from legacies or property sales, and they will take in a lot from collections.
- Many of the large charities rely on legacies, which can cut inheritance tax bills.
- However the opportunities to grant bequests, or to leave legacies and gifts are pre-empted.
- From charity legacies to endowment shortfalls, John Husband answers your financial queries
- This would generate 4,000 per year, to which would be added other gifts and legacies.
Synonyms bequest, inheritance, heritage, bequeathal, bestowal, benefaction, endowment, gift, patrimony, heirloom, settlement, birthright, provision - 1.1 A thing handed down by a predecessor.
由先人留传下来的东西（或问题） the legacy of centuries of neglect 几百年的疏忽所造成的后果。 Example sentencesExamples - One of the legacies of these practices is the impact on the property market in the target areas.
- The modern consensus view is to judge the legacies of empire, especially of the modern European empires, very harshly.
- If chimps and humans are both violent, they are likely to share a genetic legacy for violence with this ancestor.
- Some turned to alcohol or drugs to cope with their legacies of violence and shame.
- And at this stage of his career, Oscar is looking for more than money: he's got his eye on his legacy.
- The legacies of Prohibition were an increased level of alcohol consumption and flourishing organised crime.
- Many have commented on how the lasting divisions on the sub-continent are partly a legacy of British colonialism.
- I guess that he might have preferred more substantial legacies than these, but maybe they'll do just fine.
- One of the major themes of the book is the ongoing legacy of colonialism.
- All of those things are lasting legacies and testaments to the man's hockey career.
- The war bestowed two valuable legacies on women.
- The original was cool, but this one tries with unsuccessful results to live up to the legacy of its predecessor.
- Nicholson created something extraordinary but the custodians of the club have not done justice to his legacy.
- It is clear that the traits William has inherited from his mother are also reinforced from a legacy on his father's side too.
- And their legacies continue to cause newcomers to pause before embarking down similar routes.
- The real issue here is not public dental services, but flawed national health policy, and its legacy.
- Paradoxically her legacy was to remove any parental role in the provision of contraception for young people.
- Cemetery managers, like parishes, have inherited an unenviable legacy from past generations.
- Its roots go back to colonial history and it is a legacy of European colonialism and modernity.
- Groups in Scotland that have long campaigned to address the asbestos legacy have welcomed the legislation.
Synonyms consequence, effect, outcome, upshot, spin-off, repercussion, aftermath, footprint, by-product, product, result
2US An applicant to a particular college or university who is regarded preferentially because a parent or other relative attended the same institution. being a legacy increased a student's chance of being accepted to a highly selective college by up to 45 percent
adjectiveˈleɡəsēˈlɛɡəsi Computing Denoting or relating to software or hardware that has been superseded but is difficult to replace because of its wide use. 〔计算机〕（软件或硬件）已过时但因使用范围广而难以替代的 Example sentencesExamples - The legacy server may reside on a different machine and is the third tier in our architecture.
- None of these legacy ports are able to handle the high bandwidth peripherals of today.
- Integration with legacy systems has been cited as a problem by over half of respondents.
- This meant that legacy applications would not be supported if companies moved to updated versions.
- Then new projects that could have gone with the legacy platform start going to the new one.
OriginLate Middle English (also denoting the function or office of a deputy, especially a papal legate): from Old French legacie, from medieval Latin legatia ‘legateship’, from legatus ‘person delegated’ (see legate). |