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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。
女继承人；嗣女
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女继承人；嗣女
a female heir
She is the sole heiress to the family fortune.
她是家族财产的唯一女继承人。
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.
已继承遗产的女性
A woman who has received an inheritance.
She is the heiress to her grandmother's estate.
她祖母的财产由她继承，她是女继承人。
The young heiress donated a large part of her fortune to charity.
这位年轻的女继承人把大部分财产捐给了慈善机构。
As the only child, she became the heiress to the family business.
作为独生女，她成了家族企业的女继承人。
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。
of 后常接家族或个人，强调所属关系。
The young woman was the heiress of a famous industrialist.
这位年轻女子是一位著名实业家的女继承人。
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She is a heiress.
Use this
She is an heiress.
heiress 以元音音素 /eə/ 开头，所以不定冠词用 an 而不是 a。
Not this
He is an heiress.
Use this
He is an heir.
heiress 专指女性继承人，男性继承人应该用 heir，不能把 heiress 用于男性。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
年轻的女继承人
The young heiress inherited a vast estate.
这位年轻的女继承人继承了一座巨大的庄园。
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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。
heiress 特指女性继承人；男性继承人为 heir。
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