衣钵相传 [
yī bō xiāng chuán]
inherit the legacy of ...
be a keeper of true teaching
inherit the mantle
inherit the priestly robe and dish from generation to generation
- 如果爱默生是始作俑者,衣钵相传,一直可以传到萨罗扬的《快乐时光》之类娱人耳目的轻率之作。
If Emerson actually held it, one might trace a line from him down to the sloppy bonhomie of such a work as Saroyan's The Time of Your Life.