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1. 把…传下去;传给（后代）
If you hand down something such as knowledge, a possession, or a skill, you give or leave it to people who belong to a younger generation.

2. （正式）宣布，公布（决定）
When a particular decision is handed down by someone in authority, it is given by them.

1. passed on, as by inheritance

e.g. This ring was handed down through many generations