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entail
- IPA[ɪnˈteɪl]
英式
- involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence;have as a logically necessary consequence.
- a limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations;a property bequeathed under an entail
verb: entail, 3rd person present: entails, gerund or present participle: entailing, past tense: entailed, past participle: entailed
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence a situation which entails considerable risks
- ▪ have as a logically necessary consequence.
- 2. limit the inheritance of (property) over a number of generations so that ownership remains within a particular family or group her father's estate was entailed on a cousin
- ▪ archaic cause to experience or possess (something) permanently or inescapably I cannot get rid of the disgrace which you have entailed upon us
名詞
- 1. a limitation of the inheritance of property to certain heirs over a number of generations the damage being done in England by entails landed property was governed by primogeniture and entail
- ▪ a property bequeathed under an entail the spinning mills were not part of the entail
- 更多解釋
- involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence: a situation that entails considerable risks
- a settlement of the inheritance of property over a number of generations so that it remains ... the damage being done in England by entails landed property was governed by primogeniture and entail
Oxford American Dictionary