[mass noun]a thing or things belonging to someone; possessions collectively 个人财产,资产;所有物[总称] she wanted Oliver and his property out of her flat. 她要奥利弗带上他的东西离开她的公寓。 the stolen property was not recovered. 失窃物没有找到。 ■a building or buildings and the land belonging to it or them 房产,地产;房地产 he's expanding now, buying property. 他正扩大业务,购置房地产。 [count noun]the renovation of council properties. 市政会所属公房的修缮。 ■(properties)shares or investments in property 房地产股票(或投资) ■(Law)the right to the possession, use, or disposal of something; ownership (律)所有权,处置权,使用权 rights of property. 所有权。 ■old-fashioned term for prop (旧)。 同prop
an attribute, quality, or characteristic of something 特性,性质,性能 the property of heat to expand metal at uniform rates. 热以均匀速度使金属膨胀的性能。
语源
Middle English: from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French propriete, from Latin proprietas, from proprius 'one's own, particular' (see proper)