- heir (to something) | heir (of somebody)
a person who has the legal right to receive somebody’s property, money or title when that person dies 继承人；后嗣 to be heir to a large fortune 是大笔财产的继承人 the heir to the throne (= the person who will be the next king or queen) 王位继承人 the son and heir of the Earl of Lancaster 兰卡斯特伯爵的儿子和继承人
Homophones air | heirair heir- air noun
I kicked the ball high into the air. 我把球高高地踢到空中。
- air verb
I opened the window to air the room. 我打开窗户给房间通通风。
- heir noun
He left most of his property to his eldest son and heir. 他把大部份财产留给了长子。
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsc1, Moneyc1At the age of twenty he fell heir to a large estate. 他 20 岁时继承了一大笔财产。 He has no heir to leave his fortune to. 他没有子嗣继承他的财产。 He left most of his property to his eldest son and heir. 他把大部份财产留给了长子。 He planned to marry and produce an heir for his estate. 他计划结婚并为自己的财产生一名继承人。 On his brother's death he became heir apparent to the title. 他哥哥一死，他就成了这个爵位的当然继承人。 On his deathbed he named his second son as his heir. 他在临终时指定自己的二儿子为继承人。 When the Earl of Surrey died in 1347 he left no direct heir. 萨里伯爵 1347 年去世时没有子嗣。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- legitimate
- rightful
- …
- have
- beget
- produce
- …
- heir to
- the heir to the throne
- somebody’s son and heir
a person who is thought to continue the work or a tradition started by somebody else （工作或传统的）继承者，承袭者，传人 the president’s political heirs 总统的政治继承者
Extra ExamplesThe socialists saw themselves as true heirs of the Enlightenment. 社会主义者认为自己是启蒙运动的真正继承者。 The house was her spiritual home for which she sought a spiritual heir. 这所房子是她的精神家园，她要为它寻找一个精神继承人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- legal
- legitimate
- rightful
- …
- have
- beget
- produce
- …
- heir to
- the heir to the throne
- somebody’s son and heir
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Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin heres.