单词音标：
【音标】 [єә]
汉语翻译
n. 继承人, 嗣子, 后嗣【法】 继承人, 后嗣
英语解释：
名词 heir:
- a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another同义词：inheritor, heritor
- a person who inherits some title or office同义词：successor
例句：
- Stephen acknowledged Henry as (ie recognized his claim to be) his heir.斯蒂芬接受亨利为他的继承人。
- He is the eldest son and thus heir to the title.他是长子，因此是头衔的继承人。
- And therefore the proof is best, when men keep their authority towards the children, but not heir purse.聪明的父母对子女在管理上是严格的，而在用钱上不妨略宽松，这常常是有好效果的。
- If he dies without an heir, his property reverts to the state.他死後若无继承人，其财产则归国家所有。
- He is the only legal heir of the rich man.他是这位富翁的唯一法定继承人。
- Prince Charles is the legal heir of the crown.查尔斯王子是王位的合法继承人。
详细解释：
heir
n.（名词）Law A person who inherits or is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.【法律】 继承人：根据法律继承或根据遗嘱继承另一人之财产者A person who succeeds or is in line to succeed to a hereditary rank, title, or office.继承者，后继者，承袭者：承袭或依次即将承袭一个可世袭的官阶、头衔或职位的人One who receives or is expected to receive a heritage, as of ideas, from a predecessor.继承者，后继者：从前人身上继承或被期望即将继承一种遗产如思想的人
来源：Middle English 中古英语 from Anglo-Norman 源自 英法语 from Latin hôrôs * see ghô- 源自 拉丁语 hôrôs *参见 ghô-
