personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
双语例句
用作名词 (n.)
They discovered various chattels and valuable goods in the abandoned house. 他们在这个被废弃的房子里发现了各种各样的动产和值钱的东西。
Chattels or decorative touches that may affect the value of a property. 可能影响物业价值的动产或装饰。
He doesn't treat them as chattels or meat. 他不会像对待奴隶或者傻瓜那样对待他们。
Being legally chattels, they did not vote, enter into contracts, testify in court, or do any of the other things for which a full name was demanded. 作为法定的奴隶,他们不能选举,无权签定合同,不能在法庭上作证,或做任何需要有全名的事。