heiress

英 [ˈeə.res]      美 [ˈer.es]
  • n. 女继承人
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将“heiress”分解为“hei”和“ress”。将“hei”想象为一种寓意着遗产、继承的神秘生物,而“ress”是“revenue”的缩写,代表收入。想象这个神秘的“hei”继承了大量“revenue”,这样就形成了“heiress”的含义——女继承人。

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heiress 女继承人

heir,继承人,-ess,表阴性。

heiress (n.)
1650s, from heir + -ess.
1. From the start, doubts surrounded her claim to be the missing heiress.
她自称是失踪的女继承人这件事从一开始就存在很多疑点.
2. Byron has married an heiress.
拜伦娶了个有遗产的女人.
3. He adopts his niece as his heiress.
他指定他的侄女为继承人.
4. He took an heiress to wife and was regarded with suspicion by her family.
他娶了个女继承人为妻子,女方家庭对他的结婚动机抱有怀疑态度.
5. Richard was his father's only heir, as he had no brothers or sisters.
理查德是他父亲的唯一继承人, 因为他没有兄弟姐妹. (女性为:heiress)