hereditary

遺伝性の、遺伝的な

特に病気や体の特徴が、遺伝子を通じて親から子に伝わる。

やさしい英語で： Passed from parents to their children through genes, especially a disease or physical feature.

• This disease is hereditary.
• The doctor asked about hereditary conditions in our family.
• Some forms of hearing loss are hereditary.

類義語： inherited, genetic

反対語： acquired

よく使う表現： hereditary disease, hereditary condition, hereditary trait

世襲の、相続可能な

持ち主の死後、法律に従って子孫に受け継がれる称号や権利。

やさしい英語で： A title, honour, or right that legally passes to a person’s descendant when that person dies.

• The title is hereditary.
• His daughter will inherit the hereditary rank when he dies.
• The law abolished several hereditary rights.

類義語： inheritable

よく使う表現： hereditary title, hereditary right, hereditary peerage

相続された、相続の

人が亡くなった後、その財産や持ち物として受け継がれた。

やさしい英語で： Passed to someone as property or a possession after another person dies.

• The land was hereditary property.
• Her family still owns its hereditary estate.
• The will listed several hereditary possessions.

類義語： inherited

よく使う表現： hereditary property, hereditary estate, hereditary possessions

世襲の

家族から法律に従って受け継いだ称号や権力のある地位を持つ。

やさしい英語で： Having a title or position of power that legally passed down through the family.

• The island has a hereditary chief.
• Hereditary rulers governed the region for centuries.
• He entered parliament as a hereditary peer.

よく使う表現： hereditary ruler, hereditary chief, hereditary peer