Word · Frequency #21109
chattel
动产
personal property; any tangible movable property such as furniture, domestic animals, or a car
- 1.
Tangible, movable property.
有形动产。
- 2.
A slave.
奴隶。
有形动产。；奴隶。；奴隶；[经] 动产
In use
When they moved abroad, they sold most of their chattels and kept only clothes and books.
The lawyer explained that the painting was a chattel, so it could be sold separately from the house.
For the insurance claim, the farmer listed his tractor and tools as chattels.
goods and chattels
这是法律英语中的固定搭配，意为个人全部有形动产。
The will left all his goods and chattels to his daughter.
遗嘱把他所有的财物与动产留给了女儿。
personal chattels
个人动产指除土地、房屋等不动产以外的有形个人财产。
Her personal chattels include jewelry, furniture, and a vintage car.
她的个人动产包括珠宝、家具和一辆老爷车。
be treated as a chattel
该表达常用于描述把人当作物品或奴隶，带有贬义。
In the play, the heroine is treated as a chattel by her husband.
在该剧中，女主角被丈夫当作财产对待。
Common mistakes
The family lost much chattel in the fire.The family lost many chattels in the fire.
chattel 是可数名词，复数形式为 chattels，指一件件动产；不能用 much 修饰，应将 much 改为 many 并使用复数形式。
They keep chattels on the ranch.They keep cattle on the ranch.
chattel 与 cattle 形近但意思不同：chattel 意为“动产”，而 cattle 意为“牛”。在表示牧场饲养的牛时应用 cattle。
Connections
Collocations
- goods and chattels
- 个人财物；动产
- The landlord seized the tenant's goods and chattels for unpaid rent.房东因租客欠租而扣押了其全部财物。
- chattel mortgage
- 动产抵押
- They used a chattel mortgage to finance the purchase of machinery.他们用动产抵押来融资购买机器。
- chattel slavery
- 奴隶占有制（把被奴役者视为财产的奴隶制度）
- Chattel slavery was a system in which enslaved people were treated as property.奴隶占有制是一种把被奴役者当作财产的制度。
- chattel slave
- 作为财产的奴隶；无人身权利的奴隶
- In ancient Rome, a chattel slave could be sold at any time.在古罗马，作为财产的奴隶随时可能被卖掉。
- household chattels
- 家庭动产；家用财物
- Most of their household chattels were damaged by the flood.他们的大部分家庭动产在洪水中受损。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
chattel 音似 chat（聊天），想象搬家时边聊天边搬动产——能搬走的就是 chattel。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：property law、legal documents chattel 是正式的法律用语，通常见于财产法、合同和法律文书，指可移动的有形财产（即动产）。日常口语中不常用，多改用 personal property 或 belongings。
Grammar Note
chattel（动产）与不动产（real property）相对，法律语境中常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些选词均与 chattel 押韵，结尾为 /-ætəl/：battle, cattle, rattle, tattle, prattle。注意拼写类似的 mantel /ˈmæntəl/（壁炉架）因含 /ntəl/ 并不押韵；bottle /ˈbɒtəl/（美式 /ˈbɑːtəl/，瓶子）元音与 /æ/ 不同，也不是同韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.