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the heir to [sth]
She is the heir to a large fortune.
她是一大笔财产的继承人。
继承人
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继承人
a person who has the legal right to receive someone's property or title after that person dies
She is the heir to a large fortune.
她是一大笔财产的继承人。
根据法律或遗嘱有权继承他人财产的人
a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
继承某种头衔或职务的人
a person who inherits some title or office
After the old man's death, his eldest son became the heir to the family fortune.
老人去世后，他的长子成为了家族财产的继承人。
The childless couple decided to name their nephew as their heir.
那对无子女的夫妇决定指定他们的侄子为继承人。
As the only surviving relative, she was the rightful heir to the estate.
作为唯一在世的亲属，她是该遗产的合法继承人。
She is the heir to a large fortune.
她是一大笔财产的继承人。
He is the only heir of his uncle.
他是他叔叔唯一的继承人。
动词name后接as可省略。
The king named his eldest son as heir.
国王指定他的长子为继承人。
Not this
He will heir the estate.
Use this
He will inherit the estate.
Heir是名词，不能用作动词。继承财产应使用动词inherit。
Not this
She is the heir of the throne.
Use this
She is the heir to the throne.
表示王位、财产等的继承人时，介词应用to而非of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
唯一继承人
He was the sole heir to his father's estate.
他是父亲遗产的唯一继承人。
合法继承人
The prince is the rightful heir to the throne.
王子是王位的合法继承人。
王位继承人
The eldest son is often the heir to the throne.
长子通常是王位继承人。
法定继承人
According to the will, she is the legal heir.
根据遗嘱，她是法定继承人。
直系继承人
Only direct heirs can inherit the title.
只有直系继承人才能继承头衔。
推定继承人
He is the apparent heir to the business empire.
他是这个商业帝国的推定继承人。
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语域：mixed 常见场景：法律与遗嘱、王室与贵族、家族企业 该词通常用于法律或正式场合，但也常见于新闻报道和日常讨论中，因此属于混合语域。
可数名词，常与介词to连用表示'...的继承人'
All listed words rhyme with 'heir' (pronounced /ɛɹ/). Beware of lookalikes like 'fire' /faɪɚ/ and 'hire' /haɪɚ/ which do not rhyme.
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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