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Heir French Apparent 6260.Heir 英 Eə]美 ɛr 释义

正面 6260.heir
英 [eə]美 [ɛr]

背面
释义:
n. [法] 继承人;后嗣;嗣子
例句:
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。

1. roam <===> ramble.
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."

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