property

B1 · Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. things that belong to someone.

n. something that is owned; a possession or a collection of possessions. Usually uncountable in this sense.

日本語:財産※

“Please make sure you take all your personal property with you when you leave the train.”

“The police recovered the stolen property and returned it to the rightful owners after the investigation concluded.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Science Academic

n. a quality or power that a thing has.

n. an attribute, quality, or characteristic of a substance or object.

日本語:性質※

“One property of copper is that it conducts heat very well.”

“The chemical properties of the new alloy make it resistant to corrosion even in extreme maritime environments.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Theater Technical

n. an object used by actors during a play or film.

n. a portable object used on the set of a play or film. Usually used in the shortened form 'prop'.

“The stage manager was responsible for finding all the historical properties for the play.”

“The production designer insisted on authentic period properties to enhance the realism of the Victorian drawing-room scene.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a setting or piece of information about a file or program.

n. a named attribute of an object or a data element that defines one of its characteristics.

“Right-click on the file and select properties to see how large it is.”

“The developer modified the object's properties to ensure the interface would scale correctly on mobile devices.”