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单词 heir
释义 heir
heir /eər/ aep /er/ noun
1
C2 [C] a person who will legally receive money, property, or a title from another person, especially an older member of the same family, when that other person dies:
» The guest of honour was the Romanov heir to the throne of all Russia.» Despite having a large family, they still had no son and heir. SEE ALSO HEIRESS(Cf. ↑heiress)Thesaurus+: ↑Inheriting and bequeathing
2
F0 [C usually singular] someone who now has responsibility for dealing with a problem or situation that existed or was created earlier:
» The French finance minister is heir to a tradition of central control that goes back to Louis XIV.Thesaurus+: ↑Replacing and exchanging
3
F0 [C usually singular] someone who continues to do the work of someone important who has died or who has the same position as they had
Thesaurus+: ↑Replacing and exchanging
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