tenement

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n. 房屋, 住房, 保有物, 居所 [经] 地产, 住屋

发音

其它 /ˈtɛnɪmənt/

词形变化

tenements 复数 tenements

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.

  2. 2.

    Any form of property that is held by one person from another, rather than being owned.

    法律

    The island of Brecqhou is a tenement of Sark.

  3. 3.

    A dwelling; abode; habitation.

    比喻

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

tenement house

上位词 2

apartment building apartment house

相关短语

tenement house [法] 共同住宅, 多家合住的房屋, 分租房屋 tenement houses servient tenement [法] 供役地

词源

From Middle English tenement, from Anglo-Norman tenement (“holding”), from Old French tenement, from Medieval Latin tenimentum, from Latin teneō (“hold”).

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