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heir-apparent

继承人,承继人,承袭人,继承者

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural heirs apparent.

    • : an heir whose right is indefeasible, provided he or she survives the ancestor.
    • : a person whose succession to a position appears certain: His popularity makes him the chief's heir apparent.

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Examples

  • Residents of the neighborhoods where cops are needed the most are mixed on the impact of the apparent slowdown.

  • Neither is unnerved by her apparent anger, nor do they see her as threatening.

  • Yet according to Hamilton, “it was quickly apparent that other than pecuniary consolation would be acceptable.”

  • Despite her omnipresence, The Pinkprint makes it apparent how little we actually know about Nicki Minaj.

  • Nowhere is this new family dynamic more apparent than around the holidays.

  • He heard himself saying lightly, though with apparent lack of interest: 'How curious, Lettice, how very odd!

  • The heir apparent and his brothers were cowering in fear, afraid to strike, yet hoping that others would strike for them.

  • The result of the restoration of trade, banking, and credit to earlier and more normal conditions has been steadily apparent.

  • The apparent slightness of these English changes reveals their deliberate subtlety.

  • He is a hypochondriac now and would keep a close watch on his heir's health and habits; you may be sure of that.