heiress

• n. 女繼承人

heir,繼承人，-ess,表陰性。

heiress (n.)

1650s, from heir + -ess.

1. From the start, doubts surrounded her claim to be the missing heiress.

她自稱是失蹤的女繼承人這件事從一開始就存在很多疑點.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. Byron has married an heiress.

拜倫娶了個有遺產的女人.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. He adopts his niece as his heiress.

他指定他的侄女為繼承人.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. He took an heiress to wife and was regarded with suspicion by her family.

他娶了個女繼承人為妻子,女方家庭對他的結婚動機抱有懷疑態度.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Richard was his father's only heir, as he had no brothers or sisters.

理查德是他父親的唯一繼承人, 因為他沒有兄弟姐妹. (女性為:heiress)

來自辭典例句