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单词 tenant at will
释义

will2 /wil/

noun
  1. The power or faculty of choosing or determining
  2. The act of using this power
  3. Volition
  4. Choice or determination
  5. Pleasure, wish or desire
  6. Inclination, preference
  7. Lust
  8. Command
  9. Arbitrary disposal
  10. (in combination) feeling towards others, as in goodwill or ill-will
  11. The disposition of one's effects at death
  12. The written document containing this
transitive verb (pat and pap willed; 2nd pers present indicative willˈest; 3rd pers wills)
  1. To decree
  2. To seek to force, influence (oneself or another to perform a specified action) by silent exertion of the will
  3. To dispose of by will, to bequeath
  4. To wish, desire or want, as in what you will
  5. To wish for (archaic)
  6. To command, order, require (obsolete)
intransitive verb
  1. To exercise choice, choose, decree
  2. To be willing
ORIGIN: OE willa will, determination, from which comes the weak verb willian

willˈable adjective

willed adjective

  1. Having a will
  2. Voluntary
  3. Given or disposed of by will
  4. Brought under another's will, as in hypnotism
  5. (in combination) having a will of a particular kind, as in weak-willed, strong-willed, etc

willˈer noun

Someone who wills

willˈ-less adjective

Having no will of one's own

willˈ-lessly adverb

willˈ-lessness noun

willˈpower noun

The ability to control one's actions, emotions, impulses, etc

willˈ-worship noun (Bible)

Worship after one's own will or fancy, superstitious observance without divine authority

at will

When or as one chooses

a will of one's own

A strong, self-assertive will

by my will (Shakespeare)

  1. Voluntarily
  2. With my consent

conjoint or joint will

A testamentary act by two persons jointly in the same instrument

have one's will

To obtain what one desires

living will see under living

tenant at will

Someone who holds lands only so long as the owner pleases

with a will

Heartily and energetically

with the best will in the world

No matter how willing or persevering one is

work one's will

To do whatever one chooses

tenant /tenˈənt/

noun
  1. A person who occupies property owned by another, in return for rent, service, etc
  2. A person who has, on certain conditions, temporary possession of any place
  3. An occupant
  4. Someone who possesses land or property by private ownership (law)
transitive verb
  1. To hold as a tenant
  2. To occupy
intransitive verb

To dwell

ORIGIN: Fr tenant, prp of tenir, from L tenēre to hold

tenˈancy noun

  1. A temporary occupation or holding of land or property by a tenant
  2. Time of such holding
  3. The property held by a tenant
  4. Possession by private ownership

tenˈantable adjective

  1. Fit to be tenanted
  2. In a state of repair suitable for a tenant

tenˈantless adjective

tenˈantry noun

  1. The state or time of being a tenant
  2. A set or body of tenants, esp of the same landlord

tenˈantship noun

tenant-at-willˈ noun

A tenant who holds property only so long as the proprietor wills

tenant farmer noun

A farmer who rents a farm

tenant-in-chiefˈ noun

A tenant holding lands directly from the sovereign

tenant right noun

The right of a tenant, esp that of a customary tenant, to sit continuously at a reasonable rent, the right to receive compensation for his or her interest from the incoming tenant, and for all permanent or unexhausted improvements from the landlord

tenants' association noun

An organization of tenants, eg on a housing estate, who work to improve housing conditions, amenities, etc on that estate

tenants' charter noun

A document listing the legal rights of local-authority and housing-association tenants, incl right of tenancy
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