rent-free
rent-free — 形容詞
1. describing a room, flat, house, or other place that someone can use as a home wi
免租的
住房本身不用付租金
describing a room, flat, house, or other place that someone can use as a home without paying the owner for it.
The school offered rent-free housing to two new science teachers.
學校為兩名新進科學老師提供免租的住房。
rent-free + housing noun
The company gave Esteban a rent-free flat during his first year.
公司在第一年提供 Esteban 一間免租的公寓。
Jisoo accepted a rent-free room above the bakery for six months.
Jisoo 接受了麵包店樓上一間為期六個月的免租房間。
The charity built rent-free homes for families after the flood.
這個慈善團體在洪水後為幾個家庭興建免租的住屋。
Our landlord's rent-free attic studio included heat and water.
我們房東那間免租的閣樓套房包含暖氣和水費。
- free
broader; can describe anything that costs nothing, not only housing
- subsidized
suggests outside help with the cost, but some payment may still remain
文法句型
rent-free + [housing noun]
[place] + be + rent-free
用法筆記
Usually appears before housing nouns such as room, flat, housing, or accommodation. It can also follow be, but distinguish it from the adverb sense after verbs like live or stay.
常見錯誤
rent-free — 副詞
1. in a way that lets someone live or stay in a place as a home without giving the
免租住
住或暫住時不用付房租
in a way that lets someone live or stay in a place as a home without giving the owner any rent money.
After the divorce, Hari lived rent-free in his brother's basement.
Hari 離婚後，免租住在哥哥家的地下室。
live + rent-free + place
Ayana stayed rent-free with her cousins while she saved for college.
Ayana 存大學學費時，先和表親免租同住。
stay + rent-free + while-clause
During the internship, Jenna could live rent-free above the restaurant.
實習期間，Jenna 可以免租住在餐廳樓上。
For three months, Linh slept rent-free at a friend's empty farmhouse.
Linh 有三個月都免租住在朋友空著的農舍裡。
After the storm, two families stayed rent-free in the church hall.
暴風雨過後，兩個家庭暫時免租住在教堂大廳裡。
- free of charge
broader and more formal; not limited to housing
- for nothing
informal and general; often less specific than rent-free
- paying rent
shows the person is giving money for the place
文法句型
live + rent-free
stay + rent-free
sleep + rent-free
用法筆記
Follows verbs such as live, stay, sleep, or put someone up. Distinguish it from the adjective sense before a housing noun: a rent-free flat, but live rent-free.