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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。
动产
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动产
personal property; any tangible movable property such as furniture, domestic animals, or a car
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。
有形动产。
Tangible, movable property.
奴隶。
A slave.
When they moved abroad, they sold most of their chattels and kept only clothes and books.
他们移居国外时卖掉了大部分动产，只留下衣服和书。
The lawyer explained that the painting was a chattel, so it could be sold separately from the house.
律师解释说这幅画属于动产，因此可以与房子分开出售。
For the insurance claim, the farmer listed his tractor and tools as chattels.
为了保险索赔，农场主把拖拉机和工具列为动产。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
The family lost much chattel in the fire.
Use this
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。
Not this
They keep chattels on the ranch.
Use this
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。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
个人财物；动产
They packed up all their goods and chattels and moved to another country.
他们收拾好所有财物，搬到了另一个国家。
奴役制；人身占有奴隶制
Chattel slavery was abolished in most parts of the world during the nineteenth century.
在十九世纪，世界上大部分地区废除了奴役制。
把某人当作财产（奴隶）对待
She refused to be treated as chattel by her employers.
她拒绝被雇主当作财产对待。
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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。
chattel（动产）与不动产（real property）相对，法律语境中常见。
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