inheritance
单词辨析：
指国家、社会等长期形成的历史、传统和特色，涵盖文化、语言、建筑等多个方面。
the cultural heritage of France
法国的文化遗产
People are gradually realizing the importance of preserving national heritage.
人们正逐渐意识到保护民族遗产的重要性。
指从逝者那里得到的钱财等，也指仍对人们有影响的思想、文学等。
He feared losing his inheritance to his elder brother.
他担心他继承的遗产会被哥哥夺走。
Confucian ideas have become part of our cultural inheritance.
儒家思想已成为我们文化遗产的一部分。
指从逝者那里继承得到的钱财等，也指历史（如文化、传统、战争等）的遗留影响或问题。
He received a small legacy from his grandfather.
他从祖父那里继承了一小笔遗产。
The Greeks have a rich legacy of literature.
希腊人有丰富的文学遗产。
The war left a legacy of destruction and hatred.
这场战争留下的是破坏和仇恨。
相关例句：
Inheritance allows you to reuse and customize existing code inside a new class.
继承允许您在新的类中重用和自定义现有的代码。
She feared losing her inheritance to her stepmother.
她担心她继承的遗产会被继母夺走。
Women enjoy the same rights of possession and inheritance of family property as men.
中国妇女与男子一样获得了家庭财产的所有权和继承权。
The law of inheritance also proves the observance of this rule.
继承权也证实了这一准则。
Therefore, the study of Henan folk clay toys, inheritance, variation and development is necessary.
因此，研究河南民间泥塑玩具的传承、变异和发展是十分必要的。
No sooner had the father died than the sons and daughters started to quarrel over the inheritance.
父亲刚咽气，子女们就争开了遗产。