heir

[ɛə]

n. 继承人

n.[C]

1. 继承人; 嗣子[(+to)]

He fell heir to a large fortune.

他成了一大笔财产的继承人。

2. (传统、才能、性格等的)继承者[(+to)]

词形变化

名词复数：heirs

词义辨析

同义:

n.继承人

inheritor  heritor  heiress  co-heir  co-heiress  successor  follower  beneficiary  recipient  receiver  devisee  legatee

n.后嗣, 子孙后代

descendant  scion  offspring  children  progeny  brood  spawn  issue  seed  posterity  

反义:

n.继承人; 嗣子

heiress  

英英释义

名词 heir:

a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another

同义词：inheritor, heritor

a person who inherits some title or office

同义词：successor

补充

heirheir英:[ɛə] 美:[ɛr]n.1.继承人The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。

例句

1. Their heirs inherited mainly debts.他们的继承人继承的大部分是债务。 2. Douglas was the heir to a vast publishing empire.道格拉斯是这个大型出版帝国的继承者。 3. 'The Americans,' Mr Macdonald averred, 'are the intellectual heirs of the Germans'.“美国人, ”麦克唐纳先生断言道, “继承了德国人的智慧。” 4. These players are the true heirs of such greats as Pele and Eusebio.这些球员是贝利、尤西比奥之类大师真正的后继者。 5. his eldest son and heir.他的长子为继承人。 6. she aspired to marry the heir to the throne.她渴望嫁给王位继承人。 7. they saw themselves as the true heirs of the Enlightenment.他们视自己为启蒙运动真正的后继者。 8. He's the heir to a large fortune.他是一大笔遗产的继承人。 9. His heirs could inherit millions of dollars.他的继承人可获得数百万美元的遗产。 10. She is the sole heir to her family's fortune.她是家庭财产的唯一继承人。 11. The king left no heirs when he died.国王死时没有留下任何王位继承人。