heir
noun
eə
noun
1
the
person
who
has
the
legal
right
to
receive
the
property
or
title
of
another
person
when
they
die
继承人
[+
to
]
John
was
the
sole
heir
to
a
vast
estate.
约翰是一大笔遗产的唯一的继承人。
heir
to
the
throne
2
the
person
who
will
take
over
a
position
or
job
after
you,
or
who
does
things
or
thinks
in
a
similar
way
to
you
继任人，接班人
Jonson
was
his
political
heir
as
leader
of
the
Nationalist
Party.
琼森是他的政治继承者，将接任（南非）国民党的领袖。