| 释义 |
heir/ɛə/n. 1 a person entitled to property or rank as the legal successor of its former owner 继承人 often foll. by 常后跟 to: heir to the throne 王位继承人 2 a person deriving or morally entitled to some thing, quality, etc., from a predecessor (从前人身上继承某种特质等的)继承者，承袭者 □ heirdom n.□ heirless adj.□ heirship n.[Middle English via Old French eir and Late Latin herem from Latin heres -edis] |