Word · Frequency #15152
intangibles
无形资产；无形财产
intangibles is the plural of intangible.
a valuable asset that can be sold but has no physical form, such as stocks, bonds, or bank deposits
常用于商务或法律语境，常作复数 intangibles。
- 1.
Anything intangible.
无形的东西。
- 2.
assets that are saleable though not material or physical
可出售的无形资产
- 3.
Incorporeal property that is saleable though not material, such as bank deposits, stocks, bonds, and promissory notes.
可出售的无形财产,虽非实体,如银行存款、股票、债券和期票。
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。；难以明了的
In use
The company's most valuable intangibles are its brand reputation and customer loyalty.
When evaluating the startup, investors considered its main intangible to be the proprietary software.
Accountants must carefully estimate the value of intangibles like patents and trademarks.
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。
The company's intangibles include its brand and its patents.
公司的无形资产包括其品牌和专利。
Common mistakes
Connections
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。
- tax on intangibles
- 无形资产税
- Some states levy a tax on intangibles, including bank deposits and stocks.
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为 intangibles
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
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