heir apparent
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT The heir apparent to a particular job or position is the person who is expected to have it after the person who has it now. (職位或地位的)當(dāng)然繼承者[journalism] [usu sing, oft 'the' N 'to' n, poss N]
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heir apparent (heirs apparent)
劍橋詞典
- the person with the automatic right to legally receive all or most of the money , property , titles , etc. from another person when they die
法定繼承人；當(dāng)然繼承人
The Prince of Wales is the heir apparent to the throne . 威爾士親王是王位的法定繼承人。
a person who seems certain to take the place of someone in power when that person stops working
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