estate學測 L5KK [ɪˈstet] ｜ /ɪˈsteɪt/
莊園；大片地產·遺產；全部財產
學測常考,莊園與遺產義項易混淆
When their grandfather died, the children got his country estate and all his debts.
祖父過世後,孩子們得到了他的鄉村莊園,以及所有的債務。
一個畫面：圈地打包全交出
圈地立界用界線圍出一整片土地與房子
打包全部土地、房子、存款、債務全部算成一包
整包移交人過世後,這一整包東西一次轉給繼承人
義項
莊園豪宅C1noun莊園；大片地產
John's grandfather owned a large estate with a big house and green fields.
約翰的祖父擁有一座大莊園,裡面有大房子和綠色的田地。
a large estatea country estate
遺產分配C1noun遺產；全部財產
After he died, his estate, with all his money and debts, went to his three children.
他過世後,他的遺產,包括所有金錢與債務,全部給了他的三個孩子。
divide an estateinherit an estate
片語
real estate土地不動產 →不動產；房地產
estate agent仲介帶看房 →英式房仲(不動產經紀人)
estate tax遺產抽稅 →遺產稅
housing estate整區住宅 →英式社區住宅區
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He inherited a large ___ from his grandfather, including a house and farmland. (estate / state)
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estate
estate 指地產或遺產,state 指狀態或國家,兩字僅差一字母。
'After he died, his estate, with all his money and debts, went to his three children.' 這句的 estate 最接近哪個意思？(A) 莊園 (B) 死後全部遺產 (C) 社會階級
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(B)
此句描述死後財產分配,對應「遺產；全部財產」義項,而非莊園或階級。