動詞 inherit:

1. obtain from someone after their death
   同義詞：come into
2. receive from a predecessor
3. receive by genetic transmission

1. The will has to be proved before we can inherit.
   遺囑要先認證，然後我們才能繼承遺產(chǎn)。
2. The oldest son will inherit the title.
   長子將繼承爵位。
3. She inherited all her mother's beauty.
   她秉承了她母親的全部美貌。

in.her.it

v.（動詞）
in.her.it.ed,in.her.it.ing,in.her.its
v.tr.（及物動詞）

To receive (property or a title, for example) from an ancestor by legal succession or will.
繼承：通過合法繼承或遺囑從上一輩人那里接受（例如財產(chǎn)或爵位）
To receive by bequest or as a legacy.
接受（做為遺贈物或遺產(chǎn)）
To receive or take over from a predecessor:
遺傳：從一位先人那里接受或接收：
例句：
The new administration inherited the economic problems of the last four years.
新政府繼承了前四年的經(jīng)濟問題

Biology To receive (a characteristic) from one`s parents by genetic transmission.
【生物學(xué)】 承襲：通過基因遺傳而從父母處承襲（一種特征）
To gain (something) as one`s right or portion.
得到（應(yīng)得的事物）：做為自己的權(quán)利或份額而獲得（某物）
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To hold or take possession of an inheritance.
接受：通過承襲擁有或取得所有權(quán)

來源：
Middle English enheriten
中古英語 enheriten
from Old French enheriter [to make heir to]
源自 古法語 enheriter [使成為，繼承人]
from Late Latin inhôrôdit3re [to inherit]
源自 后期拉丁語 inhôrôdit3re [繼承]
Latin in- [in] * see in- 2
拉丁語 in- [在…里] *參見 in-2
Late Latin hôrôdit3re [to inherit] from Latin hôrôs hôrôd- [heir] * see ghô-
后期拉丁語 hôrôdit3re [繼承] 源自 拉丁語 hôrôs hôrôd- [繼承人] *參見 ghô-

【引伸】
inher.itor
n.（名詞）