解释
- n. 永久营业；财团法人不动产的永久保管
※ 提供单词"mortmain"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。
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.
例句和用法
- 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.
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