run in the family

Related to word: run

Idiom

Definition

  1. Describes a quality, ability, or disease that is common among family members, suggesting a hereditary pattern.

    家族遗传

    • Artistic talent seems to run in their family; it must be hereditary.

      艺术天赋似乎在他们的家族中很普遍;这一定是遗传的。

    • Strong leadership skills run in the women of this family; it seems to be a family tradition.

      这个家族的女性都有很强的领导能力;这似乎是一个家族传统。

    • The children in their family are all very precocious, it seems to run in the family.

      他们家的孩子都很早熟,这似乎是家族遗传的。