- Use the word, legacy, for something handed down from one generation to the next. A retiring company president might leave a legacy of honesty and integrity.
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- n. 遗赠，遗产
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1. One proviso is attached to this legacy.
这个遗赠附带一项限制性条款。
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2. These books are his legacy to the college.
这些书籍是他给学院的遗赠。
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3. We are the keepers of this legacy.
我们是这个遗产的保存者。
- legacy (n.) late 14c., legacie, "body of persons sent on a mission," from Medieval Latin legatia, from Latin legatus "ambassador, envoy, deputy," noun use of past participle of legare "send with a commission, appoint as deputy, appoint by a last will" (see legate).
leg·acy / ˈleɡəsi ; NAmE ˈleɡəsi / noun , adjective legacy legacies noun ( plural leg·acies ) 1 money or property that is given to you by sb when they die 遗产；遗赠财物 SYN inheritance ◆ They each received a legacy of $5 000. 他们每人得到了 5 000 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与破坏。 adjective [only before noun ] used to describe a computer system or product that is no longer available to buy but is still used because it would be too difficult or expensive to replace it （计算机系统或产品）已停产的，老化的，老式的 ◆ How can we integrate new technology with our legacy systems? 我们该如何将新技术整合到我们老化的系统上？ ◆ legacy hardware/software 老式硬件／软件 leg·acy / ˈleɡəsi ; NAmE ˈleɡəsi /
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