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今日單字 :  heiress  [n.]  =  女繼承人

(一) 今日單字的其他意思，變化及片語

heir  [n.]

繼承人、嗣子

heirdom  [n.]

繼承之財產、繼承權

heirship  [n.]

繼承權、繼承人的地位

heirloom  [n.]

傳家寶、祖傳遺物

heirless  [adj.]

無繼承人的

(二) 相關字及片語

inherit  [v.]

1.  繼承  ( e.g. He inherited his father's whole estate. )

2.  遺傳到  ( e.g. She inherited her blue eyes from her gandmother. )

inheritor  [n.]

繼承人

inheritress  [n.]

女繼承人

inheritance  [n.]

1.  繼承

2.  繼承物、遺產

3.  遺傳到的特徵

successor  [n.]

後繼者、繼承人

(三) 延伸討論

The heiress of L'Oreal is one of the richest people in France.

I'm sure that you have used one of L'Oreal's products before.

Paris Hilton, the heiress of the Hilton Hotels, has also made headline news recently.

She was caught with drugs in her bag.

This is not the first time that Paris has had problems following the law.

Do you think that famous people should be punished more severely for their wrongdoings as they set a bad example to the public ??

Tell us by commenting below.

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