继承人的英文：
heir
successor
inheritor
distributee

参考例句：

Inheritor;inheritress(女)
继承人

The successor to the throne
王位的继承人

The sole heir
唯一的继承人

An heir to the throne
王位的继承人

a vacant estate
无继承人的产业

an inheritable heir.
有继承权的继承人

heir apparent
【律】推定继承人;太子,世子

An heiress living in the lap of luxury.
一位生活奢华的女继承人

He was the sole heir to his father's property.
他是他父亲财产的唯一继承人。

Fall heir to...
成为…的继承人,继承…

heir是什么意思：
n. [C]
1.继承人；嗣子(+to)
2.（传统、才能、性格等的）继承者(+to)

He wanted to beget an heir.
他想生个子嗣。

He proclaimed Charles his heir.
他宣布查尔斯为他的继承人。

To be the heir to ancient sages and the teacher of posterity
承先启后

successor是什么意思：
n. 接任者，继承者

Transference,as of rights,or qualities,to a successor.
转移向继承人移交(如:权力或贵族头衔)

The chairman has designated Christina as his successor.
主席已指定克里斯蒂娜作他的继任人.

In the end, he was a modernist or a successor to the classical doctrine of the poor?
他到底是一个现代主义者还是一个古典主义的拙劣继承人？

inheritor是什么意思：
n. 继承人,后继者

Do you think the self-made rich are more charitable than inheritors?
在你看来，白手起家的富人会比那些承继祖产的人更慷慨吗？

The tribes of Judah and Benjamin were left as the sole inheritors of the Mosaic covenant.
犹大支派和便雅悯支派是仅存的摩西圣约的后继者。

The countries of Asia are diverse in their cultures and traditions and are proud inheritors of some of the world's ancient and enduring civilizations
他说，亚洲国家有多样的文化和传统，一些国家还是世界上最古老、最恒久的文明的继承者。