heiress

CET-4 FREQ #19155

n. 嗣女, 女继承人 [法] 女继承人

发音

其它 /ɛəˈɹɛs/

词形变化

heiresses 复数 heiresses

释义与例句

n.

1.

A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.
2.

A woman who has received an inheritance.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

inheritress inheritrix

上位词 4

woman heir heritor inheritor

相关短语

heiress apparent heiress presumptive

词源

From heir + -ess.

来源：wiktionary