By JULIA MOSKIN
How to Save Family Heirlooms from Natural Disasters
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
In Hellenistic times, jewelry often passed from generation to generation as family heirlooms. And occasionally, it was dedicated at sanctuaries as an offering to the gods. Spend National Jewel Day learning other fun facts about jewels and gems on the#MetTimeline.
The recent revival of canning fits neatly into the modern renaissance of handcrafted food, heirloom agriculture, and using food in its season.
One of Mr. Li’s earliest childhood memories is of the destruction of his family’s courtyard house. Later, during the Cultural Revolution, he watched neighbors burn their own books and smash heirlooms. “People were so afraid that the Red Guards would find antiques in their home, they would toss them into the river at night so no one would see,” said Mr. Li, who came from a family of doctors and teachers.
More impressive, perhaps, than their willpower was that they were able to save $90,000.
Still, Ms. Lee and Mr. Agüero are part of the shrinking pool of New Yorkers who have been able to buy apartments for less than $450,000, and the even smaller group who have done so without help from their parents or a Wall Street bonus.
“Most people that I’m working with are getting some kind of familial assistance,” said Tracie Hamersley, the Citi Habitats broker who helped Ms. Lee and Mr. Agüero find their apartment. “They were unusual in that they were doing this on their own.”
這形容詞 familial(e) <-aux>adj family 很古老
不過並不常見
或許值得深思
The adjective familial has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1: relating to or having the characteristics of a family
Pertains to noun: family (meaning #2)
Meaning #2: tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity
Synonyms: genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible
familial traits; familial disease.
IN BRIEF: Relating to the people who are related to each other by blood or marriage.
Familial ties are often the most important in a person's life.
Familial ties are often the most important in a person's life.
Tutor's tip: Change "familial" (pertaining to one's family) values too much over time and younger generations may not be "familiar" (well-known; friendly; knowledgeable) with important heirlooms.
n. - 傳家寶, 相傳動產；( Japanese) n. - 法定相続動産, 先祖伝来の家財IN BRIEF: A valuable or valued article handed down in a family over the years.
An old photograph can be an important heirloom if it is labeled with a name and a date.An heirloom, strictly so called in English law, is a chattel (loom meaning originally a tool) which by immemorial usage is regarded as annexed by inheritance to a family estate.
Hellenistic
Pronunciation: /hɛlɪˈnɪstɪk/ ADJECTIVE
heir
Pronunciation: /ɛː/
NOUN
- 世襲財産，先祖伝来の家財［財産］.
- 2〔法律〕 法定相続動産：動産で，相続不動産と共に法定相続人に帰するもの；先祖の肖像画，家宝など.
- 3愛蔵にするもの.
━━ [形容詞]
- 1先祖伝来の.
- 2愛蔵用の［に値する］
- heirloom
- 愛蔵版.
Phrases
- British humorous Two children (typically in reference to members of the monarchy or nobility, said to need two children, one to succeed to a title and the other to guarantee the family line should anything happen to the first):the future King wants to follow in his parents' footsteps by producing the minimum royal issue of an heir and a spare
an heir and a spare
Derivatives
Origin
Middle English: via Old French from Latin heres.
heirloom
NOUN
heir・loom
n.- A valued possession passed down in a family through succeeding generations.
- An article of personal property included in an inherited estate.
- A cultivar of a vegetable or fruit that is open-pollinated and is not grown widely for commercial purposes. An heirloom often exhibits a distinctive characteristic such as superior flavor or unusual coloration.
先祖伝来の家宝; 【法】法定相続動産.
⇒heir
⇒heir
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