意味一覧 (2件)
残す
解説 Definition
bequeath は、人や時代が次の世代・後の人々に何かを残すという硬めの動詞です。財産だけでなく、伝統、価値観、問題、影響など、形のないものにもよく使われます。
Bequeath is a formal verb that means to leave something to people who come later. It is often used for money or property, but it can also describe leaving traditions, values, problems, or influence. Compared with simple leave, bequeath has a stronger sense of passing something on across time.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
bequeath は give よりずっと硬く、leave A to B の「後に残す」感覚で覚えるとよい語です。特に legacy, tradition, problem, debt などと結びつき、人・制度・時代が後の人に何かを引き渡す場面で使われます。単に物を置いて去る leave より、時間を越えて受け継がれるニュアンスが強い点が特徴です。
Think of bequeath as a much more formal word than give. It is close to leave A to B, but with a stronger feeling of something being passed on to later people. It often appears with words like legacy, tradition, debt, or problem, so it suggests something that continues across time.
例文
She decided to bequeath her house to her granddaughter.
彼女は自分の家を孫娘に残すことにした。
The writer bequeathed a rich cultural legacy to later generations.
その作家は後の世代に豊かな文化的遺産を残した。
Past policies have bequeathed serious environmental problems to the country.
過去の政策はその国に深刻な環境問題を残した。
遺贈
(意味 2)解説 Definition
遺言によって財産や権利を他者に譲り渡すこと。後世に何かを残す意味でも使う。
To bequeath means to leave money, property, or something valuable to someone in a will after your death. It is mainly used in legal or formal contexts. It can also be used more broadly for passing something on to later generations.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
この bequeath は「遺言で財産や権利を遺贈する」という法律・相続寄りの意味として覚える。日常の give ではなく、will, property, estate, money, museum などと結びつき、死後に正式に誰かへ譲る場面で使う。別エントリの「残す」より範囲が狭く、文書や相続の文脈に強く依存する語義。inherit は受け取る側、bequeath は遺す側という視点差も重要。
Learn `bequeath` with the noun `bequest` so the shape helps your memory. This word belongs with `will`, `property`, and `leave ... to ...`, not everyday `give`. Also contrast it with `inherit`: `bequeath` is from the person who leaves something, while `inherit` is from the person who receives it.
例文
She decided to bequeath her entire art collection to the local museum.
彼女は美術コレクション全体を地元の美術館に遺贈することに決めた。
The traditions bequeathed to us by our ancestors should be preserved.
先祖から私たちに受け継がれた伝統は保存されるべきだ。
In his will, he bequeathed a generous sum to his alma mater.
遺言の中で、彼は母校に多額の寄付を遺贈した。
bequeath の語源・成り立ち Etymology
古英語 becwethan に由来し、be-「強意」+ cwethan「言う・告げる」から成ります。正式に言い残す感覚から、後世へ残す意味へ広がりました。
Bequeath comes from Old English becwethan. It is made from be-, an intensifying prefix, and cwethan, meaning "to say" or "to declare." The idea of formally saying what should be left later developed into the meaning of leaving something to future people.
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