handed-down

英['hændɪdd'aʊn] 美['hændɪdd'aʊn]
  • a.传下来的
  • covering n.覆盖物adj.掩护的;掩盖的
  • hand n.手;协助;手艺v.给;传Hand.n.汉德(英文姓)
Adjective:
  1. having been passed along from generation to generation;

    "among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor"

    (a.)
    1. This necklace has been handed down in my family.
      这串项链是我家祖上传下来的。
    2. Why follow the traditions handed down?
      干嘛要按传下来的习俗去办呢。

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