estate

財産、遺産

人が持つお金や所有物すべて。特に死後に残すもの。

やさしい英語で： All the money and property someone owns, especially what they leave after they die.

• She left her estate to her children.
• The lawyer manages his estate.
• They paid tax on the estate.

類義語： property, assets

よく使う表現： someone’s estate, inherit an estate, estate tax

屋敷、領地

一人の所有者に属する広い土地。大きな家があることも多い。

やさしい英語で： A large piece of land belonging to one owner, often with a large house on it.

• They own a large country estate.
• We walked through the estate’s gardens.
• The family sold two estates last year.

類義語： property

よく使う表現： country estate, large estate, private estate

中古の

以前は別の人が所有していたもの。特に高価な宝飾品に使う。

やさしい英語で： Previously owned by someone else, especially used to describe valuable jewelry.

• She bought an estate ring.
• The shop sells estate jewelry.
• These estate diamonds came from a private collection.

類義語： secondhand, preowned

反対語： new

よく使う表現： estate jewelry, estate diamond, estate ring