
(法律)有遗嘱的;立遗嘱而死的(与 intestate “无遗嘱的”相对)。也可指“有遗嘱处分的财产/遗产情形”。
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She died testate, leaving her house to her nephew.
她有遗嘱去世,把房子留给了侄子。
If a person dies testate, the executor must present the will to the court for probate before the estate can be distributed.
如果一个人有遗嘱去世,遗嘱执行人必须先将遗嘱提交法院办理遗嘱认证,之后遗产才能分配。
testate 来自拉丁语 testatus(“作证、立下声明/遗嘱”之意),与 testament(遗嘱)同源。英语中主要用于法律语境,表示“在遗嘱存在的情况下”。