继承在英语中称为 inheritance。这个词来自拉丁语中的 "inheritare"，其原意是 "to receive or take over something from someone else." 例句如下：

She inherited her mother's talent for music. (她继承了她母亲的音乐天赋。)

He inherited a large sum of money from his uncle. (他从叔叔那里继承了一大笔钱。)

The company will be inherited by his children when he retires. (公司将在他退休后由他的孩子继承。)

在计算机编程中，继承也是一个常见的概念，指的是一个类可以从另一个类中继承属性和方法。例如：

The Dog class can inherit the Animal class. (Dog 类可以继承 Animal 类。)

The Square class can inherit the Shape class. (Square 类可以继承 Shape 类。)