Word · Frequency #15679
heiress
女继承人；嗣女
核心释义
a female heir
- 1.
有继承权或即将继承的女性
A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.
- 2.
已继承遗产的女性
A woman who has received an inheritance.
有继承权或即将继承的女性；已继承遗产的女性；嗣女；女继承人；[法] 女继承人
用法In use
She is the heiress to her grandmother's estate.
用法提示：heiress 在这里作表语，指女性继承人，与 to 搭配表示‘…的继承人’。
The young heiress donated a large part of her fortune to charity.
用法提示：heiress 作主语，强调“女继承人”的身份。
As the only child, she became the heiress to the family business.
用法提示：heiress 与 become 搭配，表示成为女性继承人，后接 to 引出继承对象。
heiress to sth
to 后常接财产、头衔、王位等继承对象。
She is the sole heiress to the family fortune.
她是家族财产的唯一女继承人。
heiress of sth/sb
of 后常接家族或个人，强调所属关系。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- heiress to a fortune
- 巨额财产的女继承人
- She is the sole heiress to a vast fortune.她是一笔巨额财产的唯一女继承人。
- heiress to the throne
- 王位女继承人
- She is the heiress to the throne of a small kingdom.她是一个小王国的王位女继承人。
- wealthy heiress
- 富有的女继承人
- The wealthy heiress donated millions to charity.这位富有的女继承人向慈善机构捐赠了数百万。
- American heiress
- 美国女继承人
- The American heiress married a British aristocrat.这位美国女继承人嫁给了一位英国贵族。
- young heiress
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 heiress 拆成 heir（继承人）和 -ess（女性后缀）：想象一位手拿遗嘱的女士，她就是女继承人。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：法律/继承相关文书、新闻或人物报道 多用于正式或书面语境，尤其是法律文件和新闻报道；日常口语中不算很常用，性别不强调时更常说 heir。
语法说明Grammar Note
heiress 特指女性继承人；男性继承人为 heir。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
In British English, heiress is /ˈeəris/. Only heir shares the same stressed vowel sound /eə/; none of the -ess words rhymes with heiress. Actress, waitress, hostess and tigress have different stressed vowels, and princess has stress on the final syllable. Do not be fooled by the shared -ess spelling.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.