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primogeniture是什么意思

primogeniture

英 [,praɪmə(ʊ)'dʒenɪtʃə] 美 [,praɪmo'dʒɛnɪtʃɚ]
  • n. 长子身份;长子继承权

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1、primo- + genit- + -ure.
2、含义:first-born, right of succession of the first-born.

中文词源


primogeniture 长子身份

来自prime,第一的,首先的,-gen,生育,出生,词源同gene,generate.引申词义长子,长子身份。

英文词源


primogeniture (n.)
"right of succession of the first-born," c. 1600, from French primogeniture and directly from Medieval Latin primogenitura, from Late Latin primogenitus "first-born," from Latin primo (adv.) "first in order of time," from primus "first" (see prime (adj.)) + genitus, past participle of gignere "to beget" (see genus). Earlier it meant simply "fact of being first-born" (1590s).

双语例句


1. He inherited his father by right of his primogeniture.
他凭着长子继承权,继承了他父亲的财产.

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