| [/ɪˈsteɪt; ɪˋstet/] n 用法:
1 [C] area of land, esp in the country, with one owner 地产; （尤指）庄园:
He owns a large estate in Scotland. 他在苏格兰有大量地产. 用法:
2 [C] (esp Brit) large area of land developed for a specific purpose, eg for houses or factories 作某种用途的地区（如兴建房屋或工厂）:
a housing/a trading/an industrial estate 住宅区[商业区/工业区]. 用法:
3 [U, C] (law 律) all the money and property that a person owns, esp that which is left at death 个人财产; （尤指）遗产:
Her estate was divided between her four children. 她的遗产分给了她的四个子女. 用法:
4 [C] (dated fml 旧, 文) political or social group or class 政治的或社会的集团或等级:
the three Estates of the Realm, ie (in Britain) the bishops, the lords and the common people （欧洲封建时代的）三个等级（在英国为僧侣、 贵族和平民）. 用法:
5 [sing] (dated fml 旧, 文) condition; stage in life 状况; 生活阶段:
the holy estate of matrimony 已婚状况. |