c. 1300, "act of bequeathing," from be- + *cwis, *cwiss "saying" (related to quoth; from Proto-Germanic *kwessiz; see bequeath), with excrescent -t. Meaning "that which is bequeathed" is recorded from late 15c.
中文解释
1. be + queath "say" (see quoth).2. => say, speak => leave by will.3. bequeath => bequest.4. => act of bequeathing, that which is bequeathed.
实用例句
1. The bequest is con-servatively estimated at £30 million.
保守估计，这笔遗产有3,000万英镑。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He left a bequest to each of his grandchildren.
他给他的孙辈每人留下一笔遗产。
来自《权威词典》
3. In his will he made a substantial bequest to his wife.
在遗嘱里他给妻子留下了一大笔遗产.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The library has received a generous bequest from a local businessman.