inherit/InˋhɛrIt; Inˈherət or InˈherIt/v 1 [I,T] to receive money or property from someone when they die 继承(遗产): inherit sth from sb He inherited £10,000 from his aunt. 他从他姨妈那里继承了一万英镑。2 [T] to have the same character or appearance as your parents 经遗传得到〔父母的性格或外貌〕: I inherited my mother's curly hair. 我遗传了母亲的鬈发。3 [T] if you inherit a difficult situation, you have to deal with problems that were caused by other people in the past 接手〔以前由别人造成的问题〕: The government inherited many problems. 这一届政府接过了很多问题。