bequeath

动词 bequeath:

1. leave or give by will after one's death
   同义词：will, leave

1. His father bequeathed him a fortune.
   他父亲给他留下了一笔遗产。
2. Her collection of paintings was bequeathed to the National Gallery when she died.
   她去世时，她的全部藏画都遗赠给了国家美术馆。

be.queath

v.tr.（及物动词）
be.queathed,be.queath.ing,be.queaths
Law To leave or give (property) by will.
【法律】 遗赠：按照遗嘱留赠（财产）
To pass (something) on to another; hand down:
遗留给，传下去：把（某种东西）传给别人；传给后代：
例句：
bequeathed to their children a respect for hard work.
把崇尚努力工作的精神传给他们的孩子

来源：
Middle English biquethen
中古英语 biquethen
from Old English becwethan
源自 古英语 becwethan
be- [be-]
be- [前缀，表.全面地，彻底地.]
cwethan [to say] * see g wet-
cwethan [说] *参见 g wet-

【引伸】
bequeath.al 或
bequeath.ment
n.（名词）
bequeath.er
n.（名词）