hand down

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor.
    — Fables are handed down from age to age.
  2. To deliver (the decision of a court, etc.)
    — The jury handed down a verdict of guilty.
  3. To forward to the proper officer (the decision of a higher court).
    — The Clerk of the Court of Appeals handed down its decision.
  4. To donate (as second hand.) idiomatic
    — When my older brother grows out of his clothes, he hands them down to me.

词形变化

hands down present,singular,third-person handing down participle,present handed down participle,past handed down past
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