| 单词 | heir |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ɛə] |
| 解释 | n.继承人 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 继承人(a person who is legally entitled to inherit another's property) 【例】 He is heir to a large fortune. |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】heri- inherit 继承；hire 租用，与继承，都与获得物品所有权有关，hire是租，heir是占有 【相关】inherit 继承，heritage 遗产, 继承权，heritor 继承人, 嗣子 |
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