heir

noun

/eə(r)/

/er/

Use an, not a, before heir.

heir (to something) | heir (of somebody) a person who has the legal right to receive somebody’s property, money or title when that person dies继承人；后嗣
- to be heir to a large fortune是大笔财产的继承人
- the heir to the throne (= the person who will be the next king or queen)王位继承人
- the son and heir of the Earl of Lancaster兰卡斯特伯爵的儿子和继承人
Homophones air | heir
air heir
/eə(r)/

/er/
- air noun
  I kicked the ball high into the air.我把球高高地踢到空中。
- air verb
  I opened the window to air the room.我打开窗户给房间通通风。
- heir noun
  He left most of his property to his eldest son and heir.他把大部份财产留给了长子。
Wordfinder
- adopt
- child
- family
- generation
- heir
- in-laws
- parent
- relation
- stepfamily
- surrogate mother
- At the age of twenty he fell heir to a large estate.他 20 岁时继承了一大笔财产。
- He has no heir to leave his fortune to.他没有子嗣继承他的财产。
- He left most of his property to his eldest son and heir.他把大部份财产留给了长子。
- He planned to marry and produce an heir for his estate.他计划结婚并为自己的财产生一名继承人。
- On his brother's death he became heir apparent to the title.他哥哥一死，他就成了这个爵位的当然继承人。
- On his deathbed he named his second son as his heir.他在临终时指定自己的二儿子为继承人。
- When the Earl of Surrey died in 1347 he left no direct heir.萨里伯爵 1347 年去世时没有子嗣。
Topics Family and relationshipsc1, Moneyc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- legal
- legitimate
- rightful
- …
verb + heir
- have
- beget
- produce
- …
preposition
- heir to
phrases
- the heir to the throne
- somebody’s son and heir
a person who is thought to continue the work or a tradition started by somebody else（工作或传统的）继承者，承袭者，传人
- the president’s political heirs总统的政治继承者
- The socialists saw themselves as true heirs of the Enlightenment.社会主义者认为自己是启蒙运动的真正继承者。
- The house was her spiritual home for which she sought a spiritual heir.这所房子是她的精神家园，她要为它寻找一个精神继承人。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- legal
- legitimate
- rightful
- …
verb + heir
- have
- beget
- produce
- …
preposition
- heir to
phrases
- the heir to the throne
- somebody’s son and heir
More Like This Silent letters
Silent letters
- gnarled
- gnash
- gnat
- gnaw
- gnome
- haute cuisine
- heir
- herb
- honour
- hors d’oeuvre
- hour
- knack
- knee
- kneel
- knife
- knight
- knit
- knob
- knock
- knot
- know
- knuckle
- psalm
- psephology
- psychic
- ptarmigan
- pterodactyl
- psychology
- wrangle
- wrap
- wreath
- wreck
- wrench
- wrestle
- wriggle
- wring
- write
- wrong
- bomb
- climb
- crumb
- doubt
- lamb
- limb
- ascent
- fascinate
- muscle
- scene
- scissors
- height
- right
- sleigh
- weight
- align
- campaign
- design
- foreign
- malign
- reign
- unfeigned
- balmy
- calm
- calf
- half
- yolk
- autumn
- column
- condemn
- damn
- hymn
- solemn
- bristle
- fasten
- listen
- mortgage
- soften
- thistle
- wrestle
- biscuit
- build
- circuit
- disguise
- guilty
- league
- rogue
- vague
- yacht
- answer
- sword
- two

词源Middle English: via Old French from Latin heres.

词汇	heir
释义	heir noun /eə(r)/ /er/ Use an, not a, before heir. heir (to something) \| heir (of somebody) a person who has the legal right to receive somebody’s property, money or title when that person dies继承人；后嗣 to be heir to a large fortune是大笔财产的继承人 the heir to the throne (= the person who will be the next king or queen)王位继承人 the son and heir of the Earl of Lancaster兰卡斯特伯爵的儿子和继承人 Homophones air \| heirair heir /eə(r)/ /er/ air noun I kicked the ball high into the air.我把球高高地踢到空中。 air verb I opened the window to air the room.我打开窗户给房间通通风。 heir noun He left most of his property to his eldest son and heir.他把大部份财产留给了长子。 Wordfinder adopt child family generation heir in-laws parent relation stepfamily surrogate mother At the age of twenty he fell heir to a large estate.他 20 岁时继承了一大笔财产。 He has no heir to leave his fortune to.他没有子嗣继承他的财产。 He left most of his property to his eldest son and heir.他把大部份财产留给了长子。 He planned to marry and produce an heir for his estate.他计划结婚并为自己的财产生一名继承人。 On his brother's death he became heir apparent to the title.他哥哥一死，他就成了这个爵位的当然继承人。 On his deathbed he named his second son as his heir.他在临终时指定自己的二儿子为继承人。 When the Earl of Surrey died in 1347 he left no direct heir.萨里伯爵 1347 年去世时没有子嗣。 Topics Family and relationshipsc1, Moneyc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective legal legitimate rightful … verb + heir have beget produce … preposition heir to phrases the heir to the throne somebody’s son and heir a person who is thought to continue the work or a tradition started by somebody else（工作或传统的）继承者，承袭者，传人 the president’s political heirs总统的政治继承者 The socialists saw themselves as true heirs of the Enlightenment.社会主义者认为自己是启蒙运动的真正继承者。 The house was her spiritual home for which she sought a spiritual heir.这所房子是她的精神家园，她要为它寻找一个精神继承人。 Collocations Dictionaryadjective legal legitimate rightful … verb + heir have beget produce … preposition heir to phrases the heir to the throne somebody’s son and heir More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters gnarled gnash gnat gnaw gnome haute cuisine heir herb honour hors d’oeuvre hour knack knee kneel knife knight knit knob knock knot know knuckle psalm psephology psychic ptarmigan pterodactyl psychology wrangle wrap wreath wreck wrench wrestle wriggle wring write wrong bomb climb crumb doubt lamb limb ascent fascinate muscle scene scissors height right sleigh weight align campaign design foreign malign reign unfeigned balmy calm calf half yolk autumn column condemn damn hymn solemn bristle fasten listen mortgage soften thistle wrestle biscuit build circuit disguise guilty league rogue vague yacht answer sword two 词源Middle English: via Old French from Latin heres.
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