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ease·ment
/ˈizmənt/
緩和,減輕,方便附屬建築物
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ease·ment
n.
1.
That
which
gives
ease
,
relief
,
or
assistance
;
convenience
;
accommodation
.
In
need
of
every
kind
of
relief
and
easement
.
--
Burke
.
2.
Law
A
liberty
,
privilege
,
or
advantage
,
which
one
proprietor
has
in
the
estate
of
another
proprietor
,
distinct
from
the
ownership
of
the
soil
,
as
a
way
,
water
course
,
etc
.
It
is
a
species
of
what
the
civil
law
calls
servitude
.
3.
Arch.
A
curved
member
instead
of
an
abrupt
change
of
direction
,
as
in
a
baseboard
,
hand
rail
,
etc
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
easement
n
1: (
law
)
the
privilege
of
using
something
that
is
not
your
own
(
as
using
another's
land
as
a
right
of
way
to
your
own
land
)
2:
the
act
of
reducing
something
unpleasant
(
as
pain
or
annoyance
); "
he
asked
the
nurse
for
relief
from
the
constant
pain
" [
syn
:
easing
,
alleviation
,
relief
]
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