heiress

英 ['eərɪs; eə'res] 美
  • n. 女继承人

畅通词汇TEM4

词态变化


复数: heiresses;

中文词源


heiress 女继承人

heir,继承人,-ess,表阴性。

英文词源


heiress (n.)
1650s, from heir + -ess.

双语例句


1. From the start, doubts surrounded her claim to be the missing heiress.
她自称是失踪的女继承人这件事从一开始就存在很多疑点.

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2. Byron has married an heiress.
拜伦娶了个有遗产的女人.

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3. He adopts his niece as his heiress.
他指定他的侄女为继承人.

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4. He took an heiress to wife and was regarded with suspicion by her family.
他娶了个女继承人为妻子,女方家庭对他的结婚动机抱有怀疑态度.

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5. Richard was his father's only heir, as he had no brothers or sisters.
理查德是他父亲的唯一继承人, 因为他没有兄弟姐妹. (女性为:heiress)

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