heir
heir 英 [eə(r)] 美 [er]
n. 继承人；后嗣
名词复数:heirs
- If your grandfather leaves his candy factory to you in his will, it means you're the heir to the family candy business, and after your grandfather dies, you will inherit the factory.
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- n. 继承人；后嗣
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1. to be heir to a large fortune
是大笔财产的继承人
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2. the heir to the throne
王位继承人
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3. the president's political heirs
总统的政治继承者
- heir (n.) "one who inherits, or has right of inheritance in, the property of another," c. 1300, from Anglo-French heir, Old French oir "heir, successor; heritage, inheritance," from Latin heredem (nominative heres) "heir, heiress" (see heredity). Heir apparent (late 14c.) has the French order of noun-adjective, though it was not originally so written in English. It is the heir of one still alive whose right is clear. After death the heir apparent becomes the heir-at-law. Related: Heir-apparency.
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