hand down

动词 hand down:

1. passed on, as by inheritance

形容词 hand down:

1. passed on from one person to another
   同义词：hand-me-down, hand-down

1. Many old legends were handed down from generation by mouth.
   许多古老的传说都是一代一代口传下来了。
2. The city council will hand down the budget on Monday.
   市政议会星期一将正式颁布预算。
3. The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community.
   个人的生活史，首先就是适应他的社团中祖祖辈辈传下来的行为模式和准则的历史。