inheritor
/ɪnˈherɪtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈherɪtər/ (ame, ipa) · /ə̇nˈherə̇tə(r) -rə̇tə-/ (ame, mw)
inheritor — 名詞
- inheritorsingular
- inheritorsplural
1. A person who receives money, land, or other possessions that belonged to someone
繼承人
接收死者財產的人
A person who receives money, land, or other possessions that belonged to someone who has died — usually because that person named them in a legal document called a will.
When her great-aunt passed away, Yuki became the sole inheritor of a small apartment in Kyoto.
Yuki 的姑婆過世後，她成為京都小公寓的唯一繼承人。
becomes the sole inheritor of [property]
Chen was named the main inheritor of his uncle's property in the lawyer's office.
Chen 在律師事務所被指名為他叔叔財產的主要繼承人。
named the main inheritor of [possessions]
Diego and his older sister are the only inheritors listed in their grandmother's will.
Diego 和他姐姐是祖母遺囑上僅有的兩位繼承人。
Samir never expected to be an inheritor, but his art teacher left him three valuable paintings.
Samir 從未想過自己會成為繼承人，但他的美術老師留給了他三幅珍貴的畫作。
The lawyers explained the estate to all five inheritors gathered around the table.
律師向圍坐在桌前所有的五位繼承人說明遺產分配事宜。
- heir
Far more common in everyday language; 'heir' can imply a right by birth, while 'inheritor' focuses on the act of receiving after a death
- beneficiary
Broader legal term — can also refer to someone who receives money from a life insurance policy or trust, not just from a deceased person's will
- legatee
Formal legal term for someone who receives personal property (not land) under a will
- testator
The person who makes the will; the giver rather than the receiver
用法筆記
Common in legal and formal contexts about wills and estates. The everyday equivalent is heir, which is far more frequent in spoken and written English.