一、例题

The (       ) was bequeathed to him by his grandfather who was a merchant in the past.

A. heritage            B. inheritance             C.legacy                D.handover

二、词义

bequeath 【及物动词】 ①to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death. 此处和leave同义，可用bequeath sth to sb 或者bequeath sb sth

                 ②to pass knowledge, customs etc to people who come after you or live after you.

heritage 【名词】 the traditional beliefs, values, customs etc of a family, country, or society

inheritance 【名词】① money, property etc that you receive from someone who has died

                 ②physical or mental qualities that you inherit from your family

                 ③ideas, skills, literature etc from the past that influence people in the present.这一点与heritage相近

legacy 【名词】 ①something that happens or exists as a result of things that happened at an earlier time

                  ②money or property that you receive from someone after they die.与inheritance同义，但使用中有细微差别，表现在人物看待遗产的视角上。我要继承的遗产用inheritance，爸爸将传给我的遗产用legacy。

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In my mind, "inheritance" is almost exclusively used to deal with physical or monetary goods, features, or character traits; you can inherit your father's estate, you can inherit your mother's good looks, you can inherit your grandfather's business sense."Legacy" can be used in that same sense, but it can also have a much broader sense to refer to a situation that is set up for for the benefit of the descendents: "My father's legacy was the freewheeling, open, friendly town that bears his name: Fatherville." Or, "Our parents' legacy was not simply that they bequeathed us ten million dollars each, but that with that money in trust, we felt free to explore, experiment, and take risks that we would not have been able to, had we not had that safety net available."(Also, as pointed out in some comments, "inheritance" is generally from the viewpoint of the receiver, while "legacy" is from the viewpoint of the giver: My inheritance was my father's legacy.)

handover 【名词】①the act of giving someone else control of a place or business

                    ②the act of giving something to someone

该词没有遗产之意。

三、答案

C。