deeds
deeds — 名詞
- deedssingular
- deedsesplural
1. things people choose to do, especially ones judged as kind, brave, or wrong
作為
帶有道德評價的行動
things people choose to do, especially ones judged as kind, brave, or wrong
After the flood, Andres was praised for his quiet deeds in the village.
洪水過後，Andres 因為在村裡默默做的善行而受到稱讚。
deeds for kind or brave acts
News reports described the cruel deeds that frightened the whole town.
新聞報導描述了那些讓整座城鎮害怕的殘酷作為。
The charity honors students whose deeds help elderly neighbors every week.
這個慈善機構會表揚那些每週以善舉幫助年長鄰居的學生。
Darius lost the younger players' trust after one careless deed.
Darius 因為一個魯莽的作為，失去了年輕球員對他的信任。
文法句型
good deeds
evil deeds
a brave deed
用法筆記
Most common when people are judging behavior in moral, religious, or slightly literary contexts. In everyday speech, act or action is often more neutral.
常見錯誤
2. documents used to prove property ownership or record that a place has been legal
權狀
房地產所有權文件
documents used to prove property ownership or record that a place has been legally passed to someone else
Sahil locked the house deeds in a metal box under his bed.
Sahil 把房屋權狀鎖在床底下的金屬箱裡。
house deeds as ownership papers
The lawyer checked the deeds before the family signed the sale papers.
這家人簽下買賣文件前，律師先核對了權狀。
Without the title deeds, Hui could not prove ownership of the cottage.
沒有房屋權狀，Hui 就無法證明那間小屋的所有權。
The bank returned the deeds once the last payment cleared.
最後一筆款項完成後，銀行把權狀還了回來。
- title deed
one specific ownership document
- title
can mean the legal right, not only the papers
- ownership papers
a plain descriptive phrase rather than a legal term
文法句型
the deeds to + property
title deeds
check the deeds
用法筆記
Usually plural and common in property sales or other formal ownership records. Title can name the legal right itself, while deeds usually points to the actual papers.
常見錯誤
deeds — 動詞
- deedspresent simple I / you / we / they
- deedses3rd person singular
- deedsing-ing form
- deedsedpast simple
1. to give someone ownership of land or a building by signing a legal deed
立契過戶
用正式文書轉移產權
to give someone ownership of land or a building by signing a legal deed
Elise deeded the small farm to her nephew before retiring.
Elise 退休前，把那座小農場立契過戶給外甥。
deed + property + to + person
The owner deeded half the land to the village school.
屋主把一半的土地立契過戶給村裡的學校。
After the court case ended, Noa deeded the cabin to her sister.
官司結束後，Noa 把那間小木屋立契過戶給姊姊。
A judge let the owner deed the orchard to her son.
法官准許屋主把果園立契過戶給兒子。
文法句型
deed + property + to + person
deed over + property
用法筆記
A formal legal verb that normally takes the property as a direct object and the new owner after to. It is much less common than transfer or sign over in everyday speech.