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Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries Word of the Day
18 September 2021
legacy /ˈleɡəsi/
noun
1. money or property that is given to you by somebody when they die
遗产；遗赠财务
They each received a legacy of $5000.
他们每人得到了5000元的遗产。
2. a situation that exists now because of events, actions, etc. that took place in the past
遗留问题；后遗症
Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction.
留给子孙后代的将是环境的污染和破坏。
The problems were made worse by the legacy of centuries of neglect.
Word List
property /ˈprɒpəti/
noun
[uncountable] a thing or things that are owned by somebody; a possession or possessions
所有物；财产；财务
somebody /ˈsʌmbədi/
pronoun
(also someone)
a person who is not known or mentioned by name
某人
situation /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn/
noun
all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in a particular place
情况；状况；形式；局面
exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/
verb
[intransitive]
(not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时)
to be real; to be present in a place or situation
存在；实际上有
event /ɪˈvent/
noun
a thing that happens, especially something important
发生的事情；（尤指）重要事情，大事
action /ˈækʃn/
noun
[countable] a thing that somebody does
所做之事；行为
future /ˈfjuːtʃə(r)/
adjective
[only before noun]
taking place or existing at a time after the present
将来的；未来的；将来发生的
pollution /pəˈluːʃn/
noun
[uncountable]
the process of making air, water, soil, etc. dirty; the state of being dirty
污染；玷污；弄脏
destruction /dɪˈstrʌkʃn/
noun
the act of destroying something; the process of being destroyed
摧毁；毁灭；破坏
worse /wɜːs/
adjective
of poorer quality or lower standard; more unpleasant
更差的；更糟的；更坏的
century /ˈsentʃəri/
noun
a period of 100 years
100年；百年
neglect /nɪˈɡlekt/
noun
[uncountable]
the fact of not giving enough care or attention to something/somebody; the state of not receiving enough care or attention
忽略；忽视；未被重视