lineally

• 过时的副词，表示“按直系血统”或“按继承权利”。现代英语中很少使用，在法律语境中多用“lineally”，日常口语中则用“directly”。

An archaic adverb meaning 'in a direct line of descent' or 'by lineal succession.' It is rarely used in modern English, having been largely replaced by 'lineally' in legal contexts or simply 'directly' in everyday speech.

1. By direct descentC2formal

   In a manner that follows an unbroken line of ancestry or inheritance.

   直系地

   • The throne passes lineally from father to son.
   • He is lineally descended from the original settlers.
   • The estate was inherited lineally through the eldest child.