estate: n.1.财产；遗产；房地产。2.〔古语〕身分，地位；家产。3.生活状况；等级；集团；情况，状态。4.财产权，所有权。5.庄园，种植园。6.人生阶段。短语和例子a housing estate 居民区。 an industrial estate 工业区。 landed estate 地产。 personal estate 动产。 real estate 不动产。 a tea
This is one of the fundamental estates of the realm . 这是这个王国中的基本社会阶层之一。
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His lack of imagination and the narrowness of his social loyalties have ranged against him one of the fundamental estates of the realm . 他的想象力的贫乏，以及对社会的效忠范围的狭小，使他置身于这个王国中基本社会阶层的对立面。
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The gallery in which the reporters sit has become a fourth estate of the realm 新闻记者坐的席位已经成了王国的第四等级。
