legacy
遗产,遗留问题,遗赠,遗留
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Definitions
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plural leg·a·cies.
- : Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest.
- : anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor: the legacy of ancient Rome.
- : an applicant to or student at a school that was attended by his or her parent.
- : Obsolete. the office, function, or commission of a legate.
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- : of or relating to old or outdated computer hardware, software, or data that, while still functional, does not work well with up-to-date systems.
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Examples
All three actions directly threaten the legacy of Carl Stokes and that river fire back in 1969.
Martinez told me the monitoring commitment is a huge victory for the workers, many of whom have since left Voyant but now “leave behind a legacy for their co-workers who remain.”
Initially seen as a mere caretaker for the iconic franchise that Jobs built before his 2011 death, Cook has forged his own distinctive legacy.
Part of that is because young shoppers do not care about legacy or the amount of time that brands have been around.
Let’s hope we can renew those lost American conventions through this coming electoral season, honoring our legacy and ensuring our nation’s future as a unified people.
Unfortunately, this is more about protecting the legacy of a ‘great man.’
I don't know why or who's doing it, but it's the legacy…and it's a legacy that is so important to the culture.
The TVA, a federally owned and chartered electric power provider, is a New Deal legacy just like Social Security.
Reconcile is a rapper from Houston, a city with a rich hip-hop legacy.
With the midterm elections safely in the rearview mirror, Obama is on legacy patrol.
"These must be the legacy to our children," was the reply, in a grave and almost contrite tone.