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heiress

/ˈeərəs/ /ˈerəs/

Meanings
noun

女继承人，女嗣。

A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.

Examples :

"The heiress to the large family estate was accepted into the prestigious university. "
这位巨额家族遗产的女继承人被那所著名的大学录取了。
family person property right royal

Related Words

Illustration accepted

accepted verb

/æk.ˈsɛp.tɪd/

接受，采纳

"My parents accepted my request to attend the school dance. "

我父母同意了我参加学校舞会的请求。

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration inheritance

inheritance noun

/ɪnˈhɛɹətəns/

遗产继承，继承权.

"Upon her grandfather's death, she received a house as inheritance. "

爷爷去世后，她继承了一栋房子作为遗产。

Illustration passed

passed verb

/pɑːst/ /pæst/

经过，通过

"The train passed through the tunnel. "

火车穿过了隧道。

Illustration received

received verb

/ɹɪˈsiːvd/

收到，接到，获得

"She received many presents for her birthday."

她生日的时候收到了很多礼物。

Illustration university

university noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiː/ /junɨˈvɝsəti/

大学，高校。

"My older sister is attending university to study engineering. "

我姐姐正在上大学，学习工程学。

Illustration family

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

家庭, 家人

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

Illustration inherit

inherit verb

/ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/

承受， 继承。

"Your descendants will inherit the earth."

你的后代必承受这地。(Nǐ de hòudài bì chéngshòu zhè dì.)

Illustration estate

estate noun

/ɪsˈteɪt/

遗产，财产。

"After her grandmother passed away, the estate was divided among her four children. "

奶奶去世后，她的遗产被分给了四个孩子。

Illustration stands

stands noun

/stændz/

站立， 站着.

"After a long day of hiking, the tired man was grateful for a short stands to rest his legs. "

徒步旅行了一整天后，疲惫的男人很庆幸能有几次短暂的站立休息，好让腿脚放松一下。

Illustration prestigious

prestigious adjective

/pɹə-/

有名望的，声望高的

"She has a prestigious job with an international organization."

她在一家国际组织工作，职位很有声望。

Illustration wealthy

wealthy noun

/ˈwɛl.θi/

富人，有钱人。

"The wealthy businessman donated a large sum of money to the school. "

那位富有的商人向学校捐赠了一大笔钱。