inheritとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/
• 韻: -ɛɹɪt

動詞

inherit (三人称単数 現在形 inherits, 現在分詞 inheriting, 過去形および過去分詞形 inherited)

1. (transitive) To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).

   Your descendants will inherit the earth.

2. (transitive) To receive (property, a title, etc.), by legal succession or bequest after the previous owner's death.
   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess‎^[1]:

     ‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’

   After Grandad died, I inherited the house.

3. (transitive, biology) To receive a characteristic from one's ancestors by genetic transmission.

   Let's hope the baby inherits his mother's looks and his father's intelligence.

4. (transitive) To derive from people or conditions previously in force.

   This country has inherited an invidious class culture.

5. (intransitive) To come into an inheritance.

   Lucky old Daniel – his grandfather died rich, and he's inherited.

6. (computing, programming, transitive) To derive (existing functionality) from a superclass.

   ModalWindow inherits all the properties and methods of Window.

7. (computing, programming, transitive) To derive a new class from (a superclass).
   • 2006, Daniel Solis, Illustrated C# 2005:

     For example, the following two code segments, from different assemblies, show how easy it is to inherit a class from another assembly.

8. (transitive, obsolete) To put in possession of.
   • c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:

     This, or else nothing, will inherit her

使用する際の注意点

• Do not confuse with inherent.

派生語