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heir

B1 noun
us /ˈeː/

heir /ˈɜː/ nghĩa là người thừa kế

Các nghĩa

  1. người thừa kế

    Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.

    My brother is the heir to our childhood house and yet has no interest in it.

    I am my father's heir and only son.

  2. người thừa kế tước vị

    One who inherits, or has been designated to inherit, a hereditary title or office.

    As the heir to the British throne, the Prince of Wales is a very public figure.

    Now, after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, William, 40, is the Prince of Wales and the heir to the British throne.

    Vittorio Emanuele, the Italian throne's last heir, was apprehended in 1978 after a teen died from a gunshot on an exclusive island.

  3. người kế tục

    A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.

    And I his heir in misery alone.

    India is run by gerontocrats and epigones: grey hairs and groomed heirs.

    Sergeant Schlock has no horse, no armor, and no sword, but even the mightiest Mongol horse-warrior would see in him a fit heir.

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