property
n
1 [U] thing or things owned; possession (s) 所有物; 財產; 資產
Don't touch those tools they are not your property. 不要動那些工具--那不是你的東西.
The jewels were her personal property. 這些首飾是她的私人財產.
2
(a) [U] land and buildings; real estate 房地產; 不動產
a man/woman of property, ie one who owns property 有房地產的男人[女人]
She invested her money in property. 她進行房地產投資.
[attrib 作定語]
property development, management,speculation 房地產開發、 管理、 投機.
(b) [C] (fml 文) piece of land and its buildings (一處)房地產
He has a property in the West Country. 他在英格蘭西南部有一處房地產.
A fence divides the two properties. 有一道柵欄隔著這兩處房地產.
3 [U] (fml 文) owning or being owned; ownership 所有; 所有權
Property brings duties and responsibilities. 有了財產也就有了義務和責任.4 [C esp pl 尤作復數]
(fml 文) special quality or characteristic of a substance, etc (物質等的)特性, 性質
Certain plants have medicinal (ie healing) properties. 某些植物具有藥物效用.
the soothing properties of an ointment 一種油膏的止痛性能
Paraffin has the property of dissolving grease. 石蠟具有溶解油脂的特性.
5 [C usu pl 通常作復數]
(also infml 口語作 prop) (on a stage or a film set) movable object, eg a piece of furniture or a costume, used in a performance (舞臺上或電影布景中)表演用的可移動物件(道具或服裝)
She was responsible for buying the properties for the television series. 她負責采購電視系列片所用的道具.
6 (idm 習語) public property => public.