• n. [法] 繼承人；后嗣；嗣子

來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)heres,繼承人，詞源同heredity,heritage.引申詞義后嗣，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.

他的繼承人把這幅畫賣給了倫敦藝術(shù)品經(jīng)銷商阿格紐斯。

來(lái)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(dāng)然的繼任者。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. He wanted to beget an heir.

他想生個(gè)子嗣。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. to be heir to a large fortune

是大筆財(cái)產(chǎn)的繼承人

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

5. The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.

國(guó)王的長(zhǎng)子是王位的繼承人.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》