mortmain
英 ['mɔːtmeɪn]
美['mɔrtmen]
- n. 永久营业；财团法人不动产的永久保管
英英释义
- 1. real property held inalienably (as by an ecclesiastical corporation)
- 2. the oppressive influence of past events of decisions
双语例句
- 1. I want us to look like a viable family, Mortmain, for Rose's sake.
- 我想让我们看起来像是一个可以维持的家庭摩门, 你看看罗斯.
来自电影对白
英文词源
- mortmain (n.)
- "inalienable ownership," mid-15c., from Anglo-French morte mayn, Old French mortemain, literally "dead hand," from Medieval Latin mortua manus; see mortal (adj.) + manual (adj.). Probably a metaphorical expression.
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