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heir

noun
/eə(r)/
/er/
 Use an, not a, before heir.
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  1. 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
    /eə(r)/
    /er/
    • 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。
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    • At 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。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • legal
    • legitimate
    • rightful
    • …
    verb + heir
    • have
    • beget
    • produce
    • …
    preposition
    • heir to
    phrases
    • the heir to the throne
    • somebody’s son and heir
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  2. 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
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    • The 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
    • …
    verb + heir
    • have
    • beget
    • produce
    • …
    preposition
    • heir to
    phrases
    • the heir to the throne
    • somebody’s son and heir
    See full entry
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    3. Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin heres.

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