• n. 遺傳，遺傳性

來自拉丁語heres,繼承，詞源同heir,heiress,來自PIE*ghe,留下，遺留。

heredity (n.)

1530s, from Middle French hérédité (12c.), from Latin hereditatem (nominative hereditas) "heirship, inheritance, condition of being an heir," from heres (genitive heredis) "heir, heiress," from PIE root *ghe- "to be empty, left behind" (source also of Greek khera "widow"). Legal sense of "inheritable quality or character" first recorded 1784; the modern biological sense seems to be found first in 1863, introduced by Herbert Spencer.

1. the debate over the effects of heredity and environment

有關遺傳與環境影響的辯論

來自《權威詞典》

2. Radiation has a strong effect on the heredity of fruit flies.

射線對于果蠅的遺傳產生強烈的作用.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Do heredity and environment determine a man's character?

遺傳和環境決定一個人的性格 嗎 ?

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Some diseases are present by heredity.

有些病是遺傳的結果.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. Diet and exercise can influence a person's weight, but heredity is also a factor.

節食和運動能影響人的體重, 而遺傳也是一個因素.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》