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Dispossessed Fund

發佈時間: 2017/06/28

Dispossessed Fund

倫敦格蘭菲塔大火雖然已經發生了兩個星期,但是災民失去了所有財物,《倫敦標準晚報》仍在努力呼籲各界捐款到「一無所有基金」(Dispossessed Fund)。

動詞possess解「擁有」,dispossess是反義詞,解「剝奪」,奪去某人的財產,尤指房屋或土地。例句︰Many people were dispossessed of their property when the French colonized the country.(當那國家淪為法國的殖民地,許多人都被剝奪財產。)還有repossess,解「收回」,尤指買家因未能如期付款,而被收回財產。例句︰If you default on the loan, the bank can repossess your flat.(如果你拖欠貸款,銀行可以收回你的單位。)

「一無所有的人、被剝奪財產的人」可以稱為the dispossessed,語法跟the poor(窮人)、the rich(有錢人)、the elderly(老人)等等一樣︰定冠詞(definite article)the加上形容詞(adjective)dispossessed,用作複數名詞(plural noun)。例句︰The voices of the dispossessed need to be heard too.(一無所有者的聲音都需要被聽到。)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

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