释义
heir BrE /eə(r) / NAmE /er / noun HELP Use an , not a , before heir . * heir 前不定冠词用 an，不用 a。 ~ (to sth) | ~ (of sb) a person who has the legal right to receive sb's property , money or title when that person dies ◆ to be heir to a large fortune ◆ the heir to the throne (= the person who will be the next king or queen adopt , child , family , generation , heir , in-laws , parent , relation , stepfamily , surrogate mother
a person who is thought to continue the work or a tradition started by sb else ◆ the president's political heirs Silent letters gnarled , gnash , gnat , gnaw , gnome haute cuisine , heir , (NAmE 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