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expropriated

UK //ɪkˈsprəʊ.pri.eɪt//US //ɪkˈsproʊ.pri.eɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 expropriare(剥夺财产),由 ex-(出)和 proprius(自己的)组成,15世纪进入英语。

verb

❶ 指政府或权威机构依法强制征收私人财产,通常用于公共用途或国家利益,可能伴随或不伴随补偿。

“The government expropriated the land to build a new highway.”

(政府征收了这块土地用于修建新高速公路。)

“Many farmers were upset when their properties were expropriated without fair compensation.”

(许多农民因财产被无偿征收而感到愤怒。)

同义词:confiscated, seized, appropriated, commandeered, taken over

常见短语

expropriated property — 指被政府或官方强制征收的不动产或资产,通常涉及法律程序。

“The court ruled that the expropriated property must be compensated at market value.”

(法院裁定被征收的财产必须按市场价补偿。)