heir
英 [e?]
美[?r]
- n. [法] 繼承人；后嗣；嗣子
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詞態變化
復數:?heirs;
中文詞源
heir 繼承，繼承人，后嗣
來自拉丁語heres,繼承人，詞源同heredity,heritage.引申詞義后嗣，子嗣。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. His heir sold the painting to the London art dealer Agnews.
- 他的繼承人把這幅畫賣給了倫敦藝術品經銷商阿格紐斯。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He was seen as Mr Olsen's heir apparent.
- 他被視為奧爾森先生理所當然的繼任者。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He wanted to beget an heir.
- 他想生個子嗣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. to be heir to a large fortune
- 是大筆財產的繼承人
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.
- 國王的長子是王位的繼承人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》