estate
UK/ɪ'steɪt/US/i'steit/
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
A large area of privately owned land, usually with a house
庄园，地产
n.
All the money and property a person leaves at death
（死后留下的）遗产，全部财产
n.
(BrE) an area of houses or buildings developed together
（英）住宅区，开发区
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedestate is really the same word as state, both from Latin status ('standing, condition'), but estate came in earlier through Old French with an extra e-. It first meant a person's 'standing' or rank, then the property that standing rested on — your lands and goods. Hence real estate (landed property) and one's estate (everything left at death).
Root st still carries 376 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.real estate房地产
- 2.housing estate住宅区
- 3.country estate乡村庄园
- 4.estate agent房地产经纪人
Example Sentences
- 1.
The family owns a large country estate.
- 2.
She inherited her father's entire estate.
- 3.
They live on a housing estate near the river.