sublease
sublease — 動詞
- subleasepresent simple I / you / we / they
- subleaseshe / she / it
- subleasedpast simple
- subleasing-ing form
1. to give someone permission to use a flat, office, or other space that you yourse
轉租；分租
將自己承租的房產再租給他人
to give someone permission to use a flat, office, or other space that you yourself have rented, while you continue to owe the rent and follow the terms of the main lease.
Salma subleased her studio apartment to a visiting professor for the summer term.
Salma 將她的小套房轉租給一位暑期來訪的教授。
sublease + property + to + person
The small bookstore decided to sublease its basement storage space to a nearby café.
那家小書店決定將地下室的儲藏空間分租給附近的咖啡館。
sublease + space to a business
Andrei found a tenant to sublease his two-bedroom flat while he traveled for work.
Andrei 找到一位房客，在他出差期間轉租他的兩房公寓。
Before Takeshi subleases his Kyoto apartment, he checks the lease for a clause about the landlord’s written permission.
Takeshi 在轉租他的京都公寓之前，先查看租約中有關房東書面許可的條款。
- lease directly
to rent from the property owner rather than from another tenant
文法句型
sublease + noun phrase + to + person
用法筆記
The original tenant (sublessor) remains legally responsible for the property even after subleasing it. Many standard leases require the landlord's written permission before you can sublease.
常見錯誤
ℹ️ 'Sublet' is more common in everyday conversation ('I want to sublet my room'), while 'sublease' is the standard term in formal and legal contexts ('The tenant entered into a sublease agreement'). Both are correct — choose based on your audience.
sublease — 名詞
1. a rental agreement in which a tenant rents property they originally leased to so
轉租合約
原承租人仍保留部分權利的租賃協議
a rental agreement in which a tenant rents property they originally leased to someone else, while keeping some legal rights and duties under their initial rental contract.
Tara signed a sublease with the student taking over her room for the summer.
Tara 與暑假要接替她房間的學生簽了一份轉租合約。
sign a sublease
Before moving in, Samir asked to see both the original lease and the sublease agreement.
Samir 在搬入之前，要求查看原始租約和轉租合約。
original lease vs. sublease
The landlord approved the sublease after checking the new tenant’s credit history and references.
房東在查核新房客的信用紀錄與推薦信之後，批准了這份轉租合約。
Lucia’s sublease stated that the original tenant must pay for any damages.
Lucia 的轉租合約寫明，原承租人必須賠償任何損壞。
- subtenancy
a more formal legal term for the arrangement itself
- sublet
informal; can refer to the agreement or the action
- head lease
the original lease between the owner and the first tenant
- direct lease
a lease signed directly with the property owner
文法句型
sign a sublease
enter into a sublease
用法筆記
A sublease is different from an assignment of lease. In a sublease the original tenant keeps some interest in the property; in an assignment all rights transfer to the new tenant.
常見錯誤
2. a sublease whose term ends before the original main lease expires, so the subten
短期轉租
期限短於原租約的轉租
a sublease whose term ends before the original main lease expires, so the subtenant must move out before the original tenant’s lease is finished.
The company signed a six-month sublease for office space while their building was repaired.
該公司簽了一份六個月的轉租合約，在大樓維修期間使用辦公室。
sublease for a defined shorter period
Under the short-term sublease, Marco paid the rent when his subtenant could not.
根據這份短期轉租合約，次承租人付不出房租時，Marco 代為支付。
original tenant’s responsibility in short-term sublease
Eitan negotiated a three-month sublease with a student visiting for one semester.
Eitan 與一位來訪一學期的學生談妥了三個月的短期轉租。
Sakura’s six-month sublease ends in July, months before the original lease, so her tenancy expires first.
Sakura 的六個月轉租合約在七月到期，比原始租約早好幾個月，所以她的租期先結束。
- short-term sublet
informal equivalent for a brief rental arrangement
- temporary subtenancy
formal; emphasises the limited duration
- lease assignment
transfers all remaining lease rights to a new tenant for the full original term
文法句型
sign a sublease for + period
用法筆記
The key difference from the general sublease sense (noun sense 1) is that this sense explicitly specifies a duration shorter than the original lease term. Courts often use this stricter definition to distinguish a sublease from a lease assignment.