lease
【租赁、租约】
"Lease" 是一个名词和动词,意思是租赁、租约,指某人(租户)向另一个人或公司(房东/出租方)支付费用,在一定时间内使用财产、土地或设备。
1. 词性和基本用法
词性 | 含义 |
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名词(n.) | 租约、租赁协议 |
动词(v.) | 出租、租借 |
2. 名词:租约(Lease)
指租赁协议,规定租赁的时间、租金和条件。
✅ 例句:
- We signed a lease for the apartment.
(我们签了一份公寓的租约。) - The car lease expires next year.
(这辆车的租赁协议明年到期。) - The company took a 10-year lease on the office space.
(公司签了一份为期10年的办公空间租约。)
3. 动词:租赁(to lease)
可以表示出租(房东把房子租给别人)或租用(租客租别人的房子)。
✅ 例句(出租):
- He leased the house to a family.
(他把房子租给了一家人。) - The land was leased to a developer.
(这块土地被租给了一名开发商。)
✅ 例句(租用):
- We leased a car for a year.
(我们租了一辆车,一年期。) - She leased an office downtown.
(她在市中心租了一个办公室。)
4. 相关词汇
词汇 | 含义 |
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Tenant | 租客,承租人 |
Landlord | 房东,出租人 |
Rent | 租金(名词)/ 租(动词) |
Rental | 租赁,通常指短期租借 |
Mortgage | 抵押贷款(买房时借款) |
✅ 比较:"Lease" vs. "Rent"
- "Lease" 通常指长期租赁(如一年以上),有正式合同。
- "Rent" 可用于短期租赁(如一个月),也可作动词表示租房。
✅ 例句:
- We lease office space for 5 years. (长期租赁)
- I rent an apartment month by month. (按月租房)
5. 近义词对比
单词 | 含义 | 例句 |
---|---|---|
Lease | 长期租赁(正式合同) | We signed a 3-year lease. |
Rent | 租金 / 短期租赁 | I rent a car for a week. |
Loan | 借贷(通常指金钱或物品) | He took out a loan to buy a house. |
Mortgage | 房贷、抵押贷款 | She is paying off her mortgage. |
6. 例句总结
- (租约) The lease states that pets are not allowed.
(租约规定不允许养宠物。) - (出租) They leased the building to a new business.
(他们把这栋楼租给了一家新公司。) - (租用) We decided to lease a car instead of buying one.
(我们决定租一辆车,而不是买一辆。)
7. 结论
- "Lease" 既可以作名词(租约)也可以作动词(租赁)。
- "Lease" 强调长期租赁,通常涉及正式合同。
- "Rent" 适用于短期租赁,也可以作动词表示租房或租车。