heir

英 [eər]      美 [er]
  • n. [法] 继承人;后嗣;嗣子
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记忆“heir”的方法是将其与“here”发音相近但意思不同的单词联系。想象一个“her”(她)在“here”(这里)得到了一个特殊的地位或权利,那就是成为家族中的“heir”(继承人)。通过这种对比记忆,可以区分这两个发音相似但意义不同的单词。

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heir 继承,继承人,后嗣

来自拉丁语heres,继承人,词源同heredity,heritage.引申词义后嗣,子嗣。

heir (n.)
c. 1300, from Anglo-French heir, Old French oir "heir, successor," from Latin heredem (nominative heres) "heir, heiress" (see heredity). Heir apparent (late 14c.) has the French order of noun-adjective, though it was not originally so written in English. It is the heir of one still alive whose right is clear. After death the heir apparent becomes the heir-at-law.
1. His heir sold the painting to the London art dealer Agnews.
他的继承人把这幅画卖给了伦敦艺术品经销商阿格纽斯。
2. He was seen as Mr Olsen's heir apparent.
他被视为奥尔森先生理所当然的继任者。
3. He wanted to beget an heir.
他想生个子嗣。
4. to be heir to a large fortune
是大笔财产的继承人
5. The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.
国王的长子是王位的继承人.