bequeath
- v. 遗赠
- Definition
- v. to arrange for someone to have your property after you die
- Example
- Her grandmother plans to bequeath the old house to her.
- 她的祖母打算把那栋老房子留给她。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: leave property to someone in a will (verb).
比较义项：立遗嘱把财产留给某人（动词）。
- will
More formal and less common than bequeath; almost always appears as 'willed' (past tense) to avoid clashing with the modal verb 'will', and stays literal — used only for concrete property or money, never figurative legacies.
比bequeath更正式、更少见，几乎只以过去式"willed"出现，以避免与情态动词will（将要）混淆；且只用于具体的财产或金钱，不用于比喻性的精神遗产。
The elderly duke willed his castle to a distant cousin he'd never met.
这位年迈的公爵把城堡遗留给了一个他从未见过的远房表亲。
- bequeath 本词
The standard, everyday verb for leaving property in a will; unlike 'will', it also extends figuratively to non-material things such as skills, values, or an artistic legacy.
是表示"通过遗嘱留下财产"的常用标准动词；与will不同，它还可以比喻性地用于技能、价值观或艺术遗产等非物质事物。
The composer bequeathed a rich legacy of symphonies to future generations.
这位作曲家把丰富的交响乐遗产留给了后世。
Will and bequeath both mean leaving property to someone through a will. Will as a verb is rare, almost always appearing as willed, and is used only for concrete property. Bequeath is the standard, everyday verb, also used figuratively for skills or values.
这两个词都表示通过遗嘱把财产留给某人，但语气和常用度不同：will（动词）较为正式、少见，几乎只以过去式"willed"出现，以避免与情态动词will（将要）混淆，且只能用于具体财产；bequeath更为常见，除具体财产外，还可比喻性地用于留下精神遗产等抽象事物。这里不比较will作为情态动词（表示将要）或名词（意志、遗嘱）的其他用法。