Word · Frequency #21109
chattel
动产
核心释义
personal property; any tangible movable property such as furniture, domestic animals, or a car
- 1.
有形动产。
Tangible, movable property.
- 2.
奴隶。
A slave.
有形动产。;奴隶。;奴隶;[经] 动产
用法In use
When they moved abroad, they sold most of their chattels and kept only clothes and books.
用法提示:chattels 是 chattel 的复数形式,在此表示可移动的个人财产。
The lawyer explained that the painting was a chattel, so it could be sold separately from the house.
用法提示:单数 chattel 在这里指一件有形的可移动财产。
For the insurance claim, the farmer listed his tractor and tools as chattels.
用法提示:chattels 复数形式用于法律/保险语境中表示多项动产。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
chattel(动产)与不动产(real property)相对,法律语境中常见。
发音与拼写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。
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