heir

n.
1. child小孩，子孙。
△Oth.2.1.136: “She never yetwas foolish that was fair,/ For even her folly helpedher to an heir.”长得美的女人决不会愚蠢，她的愚蠢也会帮她养儿孙。
2. heiress,female successor to a possession女继承人。
△3H.VI.4.1.47:“For this one speech Lord Hastingswell deserves / To have the heir (i.e. the wealthydaughter) of the Lord Hungerford.” (In fact it wasHastin gs’ son Edward who married daughter of LordHungerford.)凭这一番话，海司丁斯大人就完全应该得到亨格福勋爵的有钱女儿为妻。
Phrases:
heir apparent: ❶one by law acknowledged to be heir合法继承人。
△2H. vi.
1.1.152(151):“Consider,lords,he is the next of blood / And heir apparent to theEnglish crown.”想想吧，诸位，他的血统是王室嫡系近亲，是英国王位的合法继承人。
❷heir to the throne (with a playon“here apparent”) 王位继承人。
△1H .IV.1.2. 64(57):“Yea,and so used it that,were it not here ap-parent(= manifest,obvious) that thou art heir ap-parent-” i.e.Were you not Prince of Wales,you would get no more credit. (But Falstaff dares not ex-press the thought in full.)是呀，你到处使用你的信用，假如你不是明明显显的王位继承人的话——(按：福斯塔夫不敢把话说完。)
heir general: lawful heir by descent,i.e. lawful heirwhether through male or female line根据血统世系的合法继承人，（指）不管通过男性族系或女性族系的合法继承人。
△H.V.1.2.65: “King Pepin,which deposedChilderic,/ Did,as heir general,being descendedOf Blithild,which was daughter to king Clothair,Make claim and title to the crown of France.”那废黜了喜尔德利克的丕平王，本是国王克罗退尔的女儿白莉蒂尔的后裔，却仍以合法继承人的身份，对法兰西的王冠提出了要求权利。heir of life: one who survives,survivor活下来的人，生者。
△2H.IV.4.1.199(197):“For he hath found toend one doubt by death /Revives two greater in theheirs of life；”因为他发现了杀死一个可疑的敌人就会在活着的人当中激起两个更大的对头。

• pier
• pierce
• pierce，franklin
• piercing
• piero della francesca
• piero di cosimo
• pierre
• pierrot
• pieta
• pietermaritzburg(或 maritzburg)
• pietism
• pietists
• piety
• piezoelectricity
• pig
• pigeon
• pigeon english
• pigeon-livered
• pigeon racing
• pigeon wheat
• piggott，lester keith
• piggyback plant
• pight
• pig iron
• pigment