Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed in them.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯，幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 特性，屬性;財產，地產;[戲]道具;所有權;
?? proper擁有+ty名詞后綴 → 個人擁有的 → 財產；所有物；特性
"dishonest appropriation of property"
以欺騙的手法侵吞財產
近義：holdings, assets, means, ownership, patrimony, possessions
unwieldy
[?n'wi:ldi]
adj. 笨拙的;笨重的;不便利的;
"This machine is too unwieldy to move."
這臺機器太笨重了,很難搬動.
近義：inflexible, reckless, unmanageable, bolshie, bolshy, rebellious
adv. 常常;經常;時常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 經常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
adv. 稍微，有點;相當，頗;寧愿;相反地;
int. 當然啦，怎么不;
?? 她的（her）老鼠(rat) 相當肥
"I would rather go out tonight, if you don't mind."
如果你不介意的話,我寧愿今晚出去.
近義：heretofore, instead, preferably, preferentially, previously, before
v. 下獄, 監禁( imprison的過去式和過去分詞 )
近義：arrested, confined, detained
反義：quit, unassigned, uncaught, unengaged, clear, disengaged