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一、heir是什么意思

1、heir 继承，继承人，后嗣

2、来自拉丁语heres,继承人，词源同heredity,heritage.引申词义后嗣，子嗣。

二、heir的用法

1、heir (n.)

2、c. 1300, from Anglo-French heir, Old French oir "heir, successor," from Latin heredem (nominative heres) "heir, heiress" (see heredity). Heir apparent (late 14c.) has the French order of noun-adjective, though it was not originally so written in English. It is the heir of one still alive whose right is clear. After death the heir apparent becomes the heir-at-law.

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