Language Point 30

...and stolen intellectual property has been marketed for years. (Para. 11)

intellectual: a.

1. showing unusual reasoning powers

an intellectual family

知识分子家庭

Teaching is an intellectual career.

教书是一种用脑的职业。

2. concerning the ability to reason (rather than to feel or act)

intellectual subjects 智力课程

Thinking is an intellectual process.

思维是一个智力活动过程。

Universities are centers of intellectual activities.

大学是智力活动的中心。

n. person who is well-informed and intelligent, and interested in activities involving the intellect

Most of the family are intellectuals.

这个家庭的成员大多数是知识分子。

property: n.

1. something owned; possessions

That car is my property; you can't use it without my permission.

那车是我的财产，没有我的允许你不能使用。

The police found some stolen property hidden in the thief's house.

警察发现一些被偷的财产藏在小偷的房子里。

2. (area of) land and/ or building(s)

The city is growing and property in the centre is becoming more valuable.

城市在扩展，所以市中心的房地产越来越值钱。

Several properties in this street are to be let.

这街道里的几处房产将被出租。

3. a quality, power, or effect that belongs automatically to something

Many plants have medicinal properties.

许多植物具有药性。

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