expropriation
英 [eks,prəʊprɪ'eɪʃən]
美 [ɛks,proprɪ'eʃən]
1. ex- "away from" + propri- "one's own, particular to itself" + -ation.
2. => take away from one's own property, deprive of one's own property.
3. => a taking of someone's property, especially for public use.
- expropriation (n.)
- mid-15c., "renunciation of worldly goods," from Medieval Latin expropriationem (nominative expropriatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Late Latin expropriare "deprive of property," from ex- "away from" (see ex-) + propriare "to appropriate" (see appropriate (v.)). Sense of "a taking of someone's property," especially for public use, is from 1848; as Weekley puts it, "Current sense of organized theft appears to have arisen among Ger. socialists."
- 1. The fact was that expropriation seemed to magnify costs and reduce productivity.
- 实际情况是,这些企业在收归国有以后,成本增加而生产率却下降了.
来自辞典例句
- 2. Confiscation is distinct from expropriation.
- 没收与征用不同.
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- 3. Historically, expropriation is rare but very visible.
- 从历史上看, 征用的事例虽然不多,但却非常瞩目.
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- 4. In extreme cases, they call for the outright expropriation of privately owned assets.
- 在极端的情况下, 他们号召立即剥夺私人财产.
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- 5. Sometimes expropriation is in the economic interest of people in poor countries. Sometimes it is not.
- 征用有时合乎贫穷国家人民的经济利益, 有时则不然.
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