heir

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈɛə̯/|[ˈɛə̯]    美 /ˈeː/|[ˈeː]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
    — My brother is the heir to our childhood house and yet has no interest in it.
  2. One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.
    — As the heir to the British throne, the Prince of Wales is a very public figure.
  3. A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.
    — And I his heir in misery alone.
动词 v.
  1. To inherit. ambitransitive
    — […] Leonard Houtz & John Myer to be executors to this my last will & testament & lastly my children shall heir equally, one as much as the other.

词形变化

heirs plural heire alternative,obsolete heirs present,singular,third-person heiring participle,present heired participle,past heired past heire alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
coheir disheir forced heir heir apparency heir apparent heir at law heir-at-law heir by custom heirdom heiress heir general heirhead heirhood heirless heirloom heir-loom heir of the body heir of the line heir portioner heir presumptive heirship hereditary heritage inherit inheritance inheritor laughing heir laughing heir statute legal heir pretermitted heir service of an heir statutory heir unheired

词源

词源 1
From Middle English heir, from Anglo-Norman eir, heir, from Latin hērēs.
词源 2
From Middle English heir, from Anglo-Norman eir, heir, from Latin hērēs.
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