hereditary
adj. (生物學中)遺傳的; 世襲的; 遺傳性
A hereditary characteristic or illness is passed on to a child from its parents before it is born.
Cystic fibrosis is the commonest fatal hereditary disease...
囊性纖維化是最常見的致命遺傳疾病。
In men, hair loss is hereditary.
男性脫髮屬於遺傳。
A title or position in society that is hereditary is one that is passed on as a right from parent to child.
...the position of the head of state is hereditary...
國家元首是世襲制。
British Prime Ministers are traditionally offered hereditary peerages.
英國首相傳統上會被授予可世襲的貴族爵位。
1. tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity;
2. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent;
Doctor: I can do nothing for your complaint. It is hereditary.
醫生: “對你的抱怨我無能為力.那是遺傳病. ”
Is this disease hereditary?
這種病遺傳 嗎 ?
She believes that hereditary peerages should be abolished.
她認為世襲貴族應當被廢除.
Hemophilia is caused by a hereditary lack of one of the clotting factors.
血友病就是因為遺傳上缺乏一種凝血膠原引起的.
If authority can be hereditary, can blame or guilt be hereditary, too?
如果權力可以世襲, 那麼譴責和罪惡也可以世襲 嗎 ?