chattels

IPA/tʃˈatəlz/
IPA/tʃˈæɾəlz/

chattels — noun

1. items of personal property that someone owns and can carry or move with them, su

1.名詞C2
釋義

items of personal property that someone owns and can carry or move with them, such as furniture, clothes, or animals, but not land or buildings.

例句

Tariq packed all his goods and chattels into a small van and drove to his new flat.

fixed phrase: goods and chattels

The old will left the house to one daughter and the chattels to the other.

common contrast: house (real property) vs chattels (movable property)

同義詞
  • belongings

    everyday word; chattels is formal/legal

  • possessions

    neutral and general; chattels narrows to movable items

  • movables

    also a legal term; closely overlaps with chattels

反義詞

文法句型

usually in the phrase 'goods and chattels'

用法筆記

Almost always plural and most commonly seen in the fixed legal phrase 'goods and chattels'. The singular 'chattel' is even more technical and appears mainly in legal writing. The word excludes land and buildings (real property) — that is its core contrast.

常見錯誤

❌My house is one of my chattels.
✅My house is real property, not a chattel.
💡chattels are movable items only; houses and land are excluded.
❌She owns a single chattels.
✅She owns a single chattel.
💡the singular form drops the -s.