inheritor

英 [ɪnˈherɪtə(r)]

美 [ɪnˈherɪtər]

n.  后继者; 继承人; 遗产继承人

复数：inheritors　

法律

BNC.22249 / COCA.24736

牛津词典

noun

• 后继者；继承人
  a person who is affected by the work, ideas, etc. of people who lived before them
  1. We are the inheritors of a great cultural tradition.
     我们是一个伟大文化传统的继承者。
• 遗产继承人
  a person who receives money, property, etc. from sb when they die

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (传统的)继承者
  Theinheritorsof something such as a tradition are the people who live or arrive after it has been established and are able to benefit from it.
  1. ...the proud inheritors of the Prussian military tradition.
     普鲁士军事传统的自豪的继承者
• N-COUNT (金钱或财产的)继承人
  Aninheritoris someone who inherits money or property from someone who has died.
  1. Two-thirds of inheritors promptly sold the houses they were left.
     三分之二的继承人会把他们继承得到的房产迅速变卖。

英英释义

noun

• a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another
  Synonym:heirheritor

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