heir

n

• ① (财产、地位等的)继承人,法定继承人
  • an heir to someone's property [a house]遗产[房屋]继承人
  • the heir to the throne王位的继承者
  • The eldest son is usually the heir.长子通常为继承人。
  • She made me her heir.她立我为继承人。
  • He's the heir of his father.他是他父亲的继承人。

• ② 后继者,承受人<of, to>
  • They saw themselves as the legitimate heirs of Confucianism.他们自认为是儒家思想的正统继承者。
  • He was portrayed as the true [sole] heir to Einstein.他被描写为爱因斯坦的真正[唯一]的后继者。