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heir

释义

heir

noun countable

UK /eə(r)/

Word Forms

singular	heir
plural	heirs

1
someone who will receive money, property, or a title when another person dies
heir to:
Hesketh was the heir to a grocery fortune.
heir to the throne (=the next king or queen):
Richard was now heir to the throne of the Angevin Empire.
Synonyms and related words
Someone who receives or collects something
heir
beneficiary
taker
Synonyms and related words
Inheritance, inheriting and heritage
an accident of birth
be descended from
beneficiary
2
the next person to have a particular job or to continue someone’s work or ideas
heir to:
the heirs to Mussolini’s fascist regime
Synonyms and related words
Someone who receives or collects something
heir
beneficiary
taker

heir

noun countable

US /er/

Word Forms

singular	heir
plural	heirs

1
someone who will receive money, property, or a title when another person dies
a real estate heir
heir to:
Hesketh was the heir to a grocery fortune.
heir to the throne (=the next king or queen):
Richard was now heir to the throne of the Angevin Empire.
Synonyms and related words
Someone who receives or collects something
heir
beneficiary
taker
Synonyms and related words
Inheritance, inheriting and heritage
an accident of birth
be descended from
beneficiary
2
the next person to have a particular job or to continue someone’s work or ideas
heir to:
the heirs to Mussolini’s fascist regime
Synonyms and related words
Someone who receives or collects something
heir
beneficiary
taker

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