单词 | heir |
释义 | heir heir /eər/ aep /er/ noun 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 bequeathingF0 [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 exchangingF0 [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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