動詞 hand down:

1. passed on, as by inheritance

形容詞 hand down:

1. passed on from one person to another
   同義詞：hand-me-down, hand-down

1. Many old legends were handed down from generation by mouth.
   許多古老的傳說都是一代一代口傳下來了。
2. The city council will hand down the budget on Monday.
   市政議會星期一將正式頒布預算。
3. The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community.
   個人的生活史，首先就是適應他的社團中祖祖輩輩傳下來的行為模式和準則的歷史。