Noun His estate is worth millions of dollars. He inherited the estate from his parents. the grounds of the estate
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The stunning Scottish hideaway has been in the family since 1845 when Prince Albert purchased the castle and sweeping estate. Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2022 A year later, New York’s Museum of Modern Art acquired three pieces from the estate. Sarah Medford, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 According to a new report by Entertainment Tonight, the Duchess of Sussex was not invited to join the royal family at the holiday estate. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2022 Charles arrived at Buckingham Palace from the Balmoral estate in Scotland, where the queen died Thursday at age 96. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 9 Sep. 2022 Amazon stands firmly behind its cast and the decision to include more diversity, which was blessed by the Tolkien estate, producer Lindsay Weber told the Los Angeles Times. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 Prince Harry, one of the queen's grandsons and the second son of now King Charles III, traveled to the Scotland estate where his grandmother died. Tucker Reals, Haley Ott, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 Mourners stood at the gates of the private royal estate to pay tribute to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and to witness this historic moment, one of many in this Scottish holiday home’s storied past. Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2022 The seller, Randy Lyman, bought the estate in 2015 for roughly $3.8 million. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2022
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Currently popular items among these shops include vintage cameras and typewriters, pocket watches and timepieces, Victorian and estate jewelry, military memorabilia and World War II posters, sterling silver, and advertising signs. Cheryl P. Rose, Houston Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2019 The third lot was zoned estate single-family detached dwelling district zoning. Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 12 Oct. 2017 First, the lawyer who drew up your estate documents might be willing to serve as your executor, says Holly Isdale, founder of Wealthaven, a consulting firm in Bryn Mawr, Pa., that focuses on financial and estate plans. Glenn Ruffenach, WSJ, 27 Mar. 2017 See More
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Etymology
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Middle English estat, from Anglo-French — more at state
1land owned by a person/family/organization私有土地ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESTATE | ESTATE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, great, huge, large, substantial, vast大量私有地產;大莊園➤sprawling不斷擴展的莊園◇the family mansion and sprawling country estate家族大宅和開闊的鄉村莊園➤small小規模的私有地產➤country, rural鄉間地產◇the family's country estate家族的鄉下地產➤grand, palatial宏偉的/豪華的莊園◇He owned a palatial estate in California.他在加利福尼亞有一處宏偉的莊園。➤royal皇家莊園➤family家族莊園◇the family estate at Kostroma位於科斯特羅馬的家族莊園➤landed (especially BrE) 地產◇Gilbert was heir to an extensive landed estate.吉爾伯特是一處龐大地產的繼承人。➤sugar, wine蔗糖園;酒莊◇Bordeaux's most famous wine estate波爾多最有名的酒莊➤freehold, leasehold (both BrE, law法律) 自由保有地產;租賃保有地產VERB + ESTATE➤have, own擁有地產◇The family owns a large estate in the north.這個家族在北部有大片莊園。➤buy購買地產◇Queen Victoria bought the estate in 1848.1848 年維多利亞女王買下了這片莊園。➤manage, run管理/經營地產ESTATE + NOUN➤manager, owner, worker (BrE) 地產管理人;莊園主;莊園裏的工人▸➤management地產管理➤agency, agent (both BrE) (real estate agency, real estate agent in NAmE)房地產代理/代理商PREPOSITION➤on an/the estate在某地產上◇the number of people living on the estate住在這片地產上的人數➤estate of面積為⋯的地產◇an estate of 20 000 acres一片 2 萬英畝的地產PHRASES➤an heir to an estate地產繼承人◇The young prince is the heir to a vast estate in the west of the country.這位年輕的王子是該國西部大片地產的繼承人。estate
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2 (BrE) land with a lot of buildings of the same type建築區ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESTATE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤large, massive大片建築區▸➤small小建築區➤deprived, run-down貧困的/頹敗的建築區◇youngsters living on deprived housing estates住在貧民區的少年兒童➤council, housing市政公房區;公租房▸➤private私人住宅區▸➤industrial, trading( 位於市郊的 ) 工業區; ( 城鎮邊緣的 ) 工商業區◇The factory is on a large industrial estate on the outskirts of town.工廠坐落在城郊的一個大工業區。VERB + ESTATE➤build建造住宅區PREPOSITION➤on an/the estate在住宅區◇She lives on a council estate in Leeds.她住在利茲的市政公房區。estate
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3 (law法律) property that sb leaves when they die遺產ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESTATE | ESTATE + VERB | ESTATE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤personal個人財產➤taxable應納稅的遺產◇assets from your taxable estate來自應納稅遺產的資產VERB + ESTATE➤bequeath (formal) , leave遺贈/遺留遺產給⋯◇The bulk of his estate was bequeathed to his son Jacob.他的大部份遺產都遺贈給了他的兒子雅各布。◇She left her whole estate to her niece.她將全部遺產留給了她的姪女。➤inherit繼承遺產◇She inherited her father's estate.她繼承了父親的遺產。➤own擁有財產◇His personal estate is worth $30 million.他擁有價值 3,000 萬美元的個人財產。➤settle交割財產◇It took seven years to settle the estate.這一財產的交割花了 7 年的時間。ESTATE + VERB➤be valued at sth, be worth sth遺產價值ESTATE + NOUN➤tax (NAmE) 遺產稅◇to transfer estate taxes to the next generation將遺產稅轉移到下一代人身上➤sale地產銷售