
landed
词源
源自古英语'gelandod'(与土地相关),由land(土地)加过去分词后缀-ed构成。动词用法约出现于13世纪,形容词用法(指拥有土地)始于15世纪。
adjective
❶ 指拥有土地的,特指拥有大量土地或庄园的贵族阶层。常用于描述历史上或传统社会中拥有土地财富的群体。
“The landed gentry played a major role in 18th-century politics.”
(拥有土地的贵族在18世纪政治中发挥了重要作用。)
“She comes from a landed family that owns estates in Scotland.”
(她出身于一个在苏格兰拥有庄园的土地贵族家庭。)
verb
❶ land的过去式和过去分词,表示飞机着陆、鸟类降落或物品被放置到地面上等动作已完成。
“The plane landed safely despite the storm.”
(尽管有暴风雨,飞机仍安全着陆了。)
“A seagull landed on the railing near our picnic table.”
(一只海鸥降落在我们野餐桌附近的栏杆上。)
❶ 比喻成功获得某物(如工作、合同等),常带有经过努力后达成的意味。
“After months of interviews, she finally landed her dream job.”
(经过数月的面试,她终于得到了梦寐以求的工作。)
“The small firm landed a major contract with the government.”
(这家小公司成功获得了政府的大额合同。)
常见短语
landed on one's feet — 比喻经历困境后成功恢复或找到好的处境,像猫从高处落下时总能四脚着地一样。
“After losing his job, he landed on his feet with an even better position.”
(失业后,他因祸得福找到了更好的职位。)
landed cost — 商业术语,指货物到达目的地后的总成本,包括购买价格、运输费和关税等所有费用。
“The landed cost of the imported goods was higher than expected due to new tariffs.”
(由于新关税政策,这批进口货物的到岸成本比预期要高。)