Word · Frequency #15152
intangible
无形资产;无形财产
核心释义
常用于商务或法律语境,常作复数 intangibles。
a valuable asset that can be sold but has no physical form, such as stocks, bonds, or bank deposits
- 1.
无形的东西。
Anything intangible.
- 2.
可出售的无形资产
assets that are saleable though not material or physical
- 3.
可出售的无形财产,虽非实体,如银行存款、股票、债券和期票。
Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes.
无形之物;难以捉摸的事物;无形的东西。;可出售的无形资产;可出售的无形财产,虽非实体,如银行存款、股票、债券和期票。
用法In use
The company's most valuable intangibles are its brand reputation and customer loyalty.
用法提示:此处"intangibles"作为名词复数,指代无形资产。
When evaluating the startup, investors considered its main intangible to be the proprietary software.
用法提示:此处"intangible"作为可数名词单数,指一项具体的无形资产。
Accountants must carefully estimate the value of intangibles like patents and trademarks.
用法提示:此处"intangibles"作为名词复数,泛指各类无形资产。
an intangible
作名词时表示“无形资产”,为可数名词,单数形式常与不定冠词连用。
A patent is an intangible that can be sold.
专利是一种可以出售的无形资产。
intangibles
复数形式 intangibles 常用于财务或法律语境,指称各种无形资产。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- income from intangibles
- 无形资产收入
- The company reported growing income from intangibles such as patents and trademarks.该公司报告称,其专利和商标等无形资产的收入不断增长。
- transfer of intangibles
- 无形资产转让
- The transaction included the transfer of intangibles between the parent and its subsidiary.这笔交易包括母公司与子公司之间的无形资产转让。
- invest in intangibles
- 投资于无形资产
- Firms that invest in intangibles often gain a long-term competitive advantage.投资于无形资产的公司在往获得长期竞争优势。
- amortization of intangibles
- 无形资产摊销
- The amortization of intangibles must be calculated separately for tax purposes.为税务目的,必须单独计算无形资产的摊销。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
intangible = in(不)+ tangible(可触摸的)。摸不到却可以卖的东西:存款、股票、债券,都是无形资产。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:business、finance、accounting 该名词用法多用于商务、金融及会计等正式语境,指可出售的无形资产或无形财产(如股票、债券、存款等),属于专业术语,日常口语中较少使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词,复数形式为 intangibles
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 tangible(/ˈtændʒəbəl/)与 intangible 真正押韵:重读元音及其后都是 /ændʒəbəl/。eligible 和 negligible 拼写也以 -gible 结尾,但重音在前、元音不同;changeable 的 /ndʒəbəl/ 结尾相同,但重读元音是 /eɪ/;visible 和 possible 只是拼写以 -ible 结尾,读音为 /zəbəl/、/səbəl/,并不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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