Word · Frequency #26666
expropriate
征用；没收；剥夺
核心释义
to take away someone's property or possessions
- 1.
为公共用途剥夺他人的私有财产。
To deprive a person of (their private property) for public use.
- 2.
放弃对私有财产的要求而无实质补偿；剥夺自己的私有财产权。
To surrender a claim to private property without material compensation; to deprive oneself of private propriety rights.
为公共用途剥夺他人的私有财产。；放弃对私有财产的要求而无实质补偿；剥夺自己的私有财产权。；剥夺；没收；征用；[法] 征用
用法In use
The government expropriated the land to build a new highway.
用法提示：这里“expropriated”是及物动词，表示政府依法征用土地。
The company refused to accept the compensation offered after its property was expropriated.
用法提示：“was expropriated”是被动语态，表示财产被政府或权力机构征用。
The new law allows the state to expropriate private property in cases of urgent public need.
用法提示：“expropriate”在这里作及物动词，带宾语“private property”，意为征用或收归公有。
expropriate sth
征用对象常为土地、房产等财产。
The government expropriated the land for the new highway.
政府为修建新公路征用了这块土地。
expropriate sth from sb
用 from 引出被征用财产的原所有人。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- expropriate land
- 征用土地
- The government expropriated the land to build a highway.政府征用了这块土地以修建高速公路。
- expropriate private property
- 征用私有财产
- The law permits the state to expropriate private property only for public purposes.法律允许国家仅为公共目的征用私有财产。
- expropriate assets
- 没收资产
- The state expropriated the former dictator's assets.国家没收了前独裁者的资产。
- expropriate without compensation
- 无偿征用
- The company claimed the government had expropriated its factory without compensation.该公司声称政府无偿征用了其工厂。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：ex（向外）+ property（财产），把财产从主人手中拿走——征用、没收。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律/正式文书、政府征用公告 “expropriate” 是比较正式的书面用词，通常用于法律或官方语境，指政府依法征用、没收或剥夺财产、土地等；日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 expropriate 真正押韵的是 appropriate（动词）和 misappropriate，均含 -propriate /prieɪt/。注意：appropriate 作形容词时读作 /əˈprəʊpriət/，不押韵。appreciate、associate 的 -ciate/-tiate 读 /ʃieɪt/，与 -priate 的 /prieɪt/ 不同。proprietor、propriety 虽含 propri-，但发音区别较大。
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