"bequeath" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 遺贈
• 遺留

Definition

在你去世後，通過遺囑正式把錢、財產或有價值的東西留給某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Bequeath' 很正式，多用於法律或遺囑場合，僅指死後留財產，不適合形容在世送禮（用 give 或 donate）。

Examples

My grandfather bequeathed his house to my mother.

我祖父把他的房子**遺贈**給了我母親。

She will bequeath her jewelry to her daughters.

她會把首飾**遺贈**給女兒們。

The artist bequeathed his paintings to a museum.

這位藝術家將他的畫作**遺贈**給了博物館。

In his will, Mr. Lee bequeathed everything to charity.

在遺囑中，李先生把一切**遺贈**給了慈善機構。

They were surprised to learn their aunt had bequeathed them her vintage car.

他們很驚訝得知姑媽**遺贈**了她的老爺車給他們。

You can’t bequeath what you don’t own.

你不能**遺贈**你不擁有的東西。