heir

heir
[ɛː]
noun
  1. a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death
    继承人（在某人死后合法继承其财产或头衔）
    his eldest son and heir.
    他的长子为继承人。
    she aspired to marry the heir to the throne.
    她渴望嫁给王位继承人。
    ■(figurative)a person inheriting and continuing the legacy of a predecessor
    (喻)后继者，承袭者
    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。
派生
heirdom
noun
heirless
adjective
heirship
noun
语源
  1. Middle English: via Old French from Latin heres
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