conveyance
/kənˈveɪəns/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈveɪəns/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˈvā-ən(t)s/ (ame, mw)
conveyance — 名詞
- conveyancesingular
- conveyancesplural
1. the formal act or process of carrying people or things to a different place
運送
把人或物送到別處
the formal act or process of carrying people or things to a different place
The bridge improved the conveyance of grain to the riverside market.
這座橋改善了穀物運送到河邊市場的效率。
pattern: conveyance of [sth] to [place]
Heavy snow delayed the conveyance of medical supplies to the mountain village.
大雪延誤了醫療用品運送到山區村莊。
A new lift allows safe conveyance of patients between hospital floors.
新電梯讓病人能在各樓層間安全運送。
The report focused on the conveyance of clean water after the storm.
報告重點談到暴風雨後潔淨用水的運送。
- storage
focuses on keeping things in one place rather than moving them
文法句型
the conveyance of [sb/sth]
conveyance to [place]
conveyance from [place] to [place]
用法筆記
Usually followed by 'of' plus the people or things being carried. It appears more often in formal reports or technical writing than in everyday conversation.
2. a vehicle or other form of transport used to carry people or goods
交通工具
載人載物的車或工具
a vehicle or other form of transport used to carry people or goods
In winter, a sled was the family's only conveyance across the ice.
冬天時，雪橇是這家人穿過冰面的唯一交通工具。
pattern: only conveyance across [place]
The museum displays a royal conveyance once pulled by six horses.
那座博物館展示一輛曾由六匹馬拉動的王室車駕。
collocation: royal conveyance
For island farmers, the narrow boat is still their daily conveyance.
對島上的農夫來說，這艘窄船仍是他們每天使用的交通工具。
The old bus was the village children's main conveyance to school.
那輛老巴士曾是村裡孩子上學的主要交通工具。
文法句型
a conveyance for [purpose]
travel by conveyance
a horse-drawn conveyance
用法筆記
This sense is more formal and old-fashioned than everyday words like 'vehicle' or 'transport'. It often appears in historical writing or official notices.
3. a legal paper that officially passes land or property rights to a new owner
產權契據
移轉房地產權的文件
a legal paper that officially passes land or property rights to a new owner
The lawyer checked the conveyance before the buyer signed the final papers.
律師在買方簽下最後文件前，先檢查了這份產權契據。
legal use: check the conveyance before signing
Without a valid conveyance, the family could not prove ownership of the land.
沒有有效的產權契據，這家人無法證明那塊地屬於自己。
collocation: valid conveyance
The clerk stored each conveyance in a fireproof cabinet at city hall.
書記員把每份產權契據都存放在市政廳的防火櫃裡。
A mistake in the conveyance delayed the farm sale for two weeks.
產權契據裡的一個錯誤讓那座農場延後兩週才完成出售。
- deed
the most common everyday legal term, though not always identical in scope
- title document
focuses on the paperwork that proves or passes ownership
- transfer deed
highlights the legal act of passing property to another owner
文法句型
a conveyance of [property]
execute a conveyance
record a conveyance
用法筆記
Used mainly in property law. It names the document that transfers ownership, not the broader business of arranging the sale.