Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6969
demise
遗赠；出租
核心释义
法律用语
To transfer (property) by will or lease.
- 1.
通过遗嘱或租约转让
To convey, as by will or lease.
- 2.
通过继承传递
To transmit by inheritance.
- 3.
通过租约或遗嘱转让
transfer by a lease or by a will
- 4.
通过继承传递
To pass by inheritance.
- 5.
去世
To die.
传继；继承；死亡；去世；通过遗嘱或租约转让；通过继承传递；通过租约或遗嘱转让
用法In use
The wealthy landowner demised his estate to his eldest son.
用法提示：动词过去式，表示通过遗嘱转让财产。
They are demising the property under a long-term lease.
用法提示：现在分词，表示通过租赁转让。
The will demises the family farm to the youngest daughter.
用法提示：动词一般现在时，表示通过遗嘱转让。
demise sth to sb
表示按遗嘱把财产转让给某人，属正式的法律用语。
He demised the house to his nephew in his will.
他在遗嘱中把房子遗赠给了侄子。
demise sth for + period
指以租约方式转让不动产，常见于合同文本。
The owner demised the flat for a term of five years.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- demise by will
- 通过遗嘱遗赠
- She demised her collection by will to the museum.她通过遗嘱将收藏品遗赠给了博物馆。
- demise the property
- 出租财产
- The company demised the property to the startup for five years.公司将该物业出租给这家初创公司五年。
- demised premises
- 租赁房屋；出租的物业
- The lease states that the tenant must maintain the demised premises.租约规定租户必须维护租赁房屋。
- demise without issue
- 死后无子嗣
- The king demised without issue, and his cousin succeeded to the throne.国王去世时没有子嗣，由他的堂兄继承了王位。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：临终(die)前在遗嘱上签字，把财产“转交”(demise)他人；人一“去世”，租约/遗产也跟着“转让”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文件、遗嘱与租约、正式合同 demise 作动词时通常用于法律或正式文书，多出现在遗嘱、租约、继承等语境中，日常口语中很少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
demise作为动词比较正式，多用于法律或合同语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with the /aɪz/ sound and rhyme with the '-mise' in 'demise'. Note: 'promise' /ˈprɒmɪs/ and 'premise' /ˈpremɪs/ look similar but do not rhyme with 'demise'; 'precise' /prɪˈsaɪs/ also differs in its final consonant.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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