下面個link有真人發聲~
estate
n.
1. 地產[C]
He is a real estate agent.
他是一個房地產經紀人。
2. 財產,資產;遺產[U][C]
When his father died, he left an estate of one million dollars.
他父親去世時留下了一百萬元遺產。
3. 社會階級[C]
Her family was of high estate.
她出身名門。
4. 莊園[C]
5. 人生階段[U]
6. 身分,地位[U]
There is no reason to believe that people of every estate will support the political platform.
沒有理由相信社會各階層的人都會擁護這個政綱。
2007-01-08 13:03:34 補充:
我睇cambridge online dictionary,應該正確係讀~"it"個"i"音,"i-s-tate"
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/help/phonetics.htmhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=CALD&key=26341&ph=on