money or property that is given to you by somebody when they die 遺産；遺贈財物 Extra ExamplesShe is the heir to a legacy of £1 million. 她是 100 萬英鎊遺産的繼承人。 She left her the money in a legacy. 她把這筆錢遺贈給了她。 a legacy from my old teacher 我以前的老師的遺産
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + legacy- bequeath (somebody)
- leave (somebody)
- get
- …
- in a/the legacy
- legacy from
- heir to a legacy
a situation that exists now because of events, actions, etc. that took place in the past 遺留問題；後遺症 Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction. 留給子孫後代的將是環境的污染與破壞。 The problems were made worse by the legacy of centuries of neglect. 由於幾個世紀的忽視，問題變得更加嚴重。
Extra ExamplesHis influence on younger musicians is perhaps his greatest legacy. 對年輕音樂人的影響或許就是他最偉大的遺産。 She said she would continue her father's legacy. 她說她會傳承父親的遺産。 Such attitudes are a legacy from colonial times. 這些觀念是殖民地時期遺留下來的。 These problems have arisen as a result of historical legacies. 這些問題是歷史造成的。 a great legacy of technical innovation 技術革新的偉大遺産 the enduring legacy bequeathed by the war years 戰爭年代遺留下來的長期問題
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enduring
- lasting
- great
- …
- bequeath (somebody)
- leave (somebody)
- leave behind
- …
- legacy from
- legacy of
something that somebody has done successfully and that has positive effects even after they retire or die 遺産： 某人成功完成的事情，即使退休或死亡也有積極影響She was an active anti-bullying campaigner, and after she died her family set up a charity to ensure that her legacy lives on. 她是一名積極的反欺淩運動者，她去世後，她的家人成立了一個慈善機構，以確保她的遺産得以延續。
the idea that something created for an event in the past can be used in a different way in the future 遺留： 過去爲事件創建的東西可以在將來以不同方式使用的想法In the UK, the Olympic legacy lives on most strongly in East London where the Olympic Park is located. 在英國，奧林匹克遺産在奧林匹克公園所在的東倫敦保存得最爲牢固。
Word 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’, past participle of legare ‘depute, delegate, bequeath’.