(每日一词）expropriate

Expropriate /ɪkˈsproʊprieɪt/ v. 充公，没收（私有财产）；征用（土地等）

1) 前缀; ex-向外

2) 词根: propr- 表示property 财产

3) 后缀: -ate 动词后缀

The government decided to expropriate the land to build a new high-speed railway. 政府决定征用这片土地来修建一条新的高速铁路。

近义词辨析:

confiscate v. 没收充公. (犯错, 犯法, 违规没收非法所得)

seize v. 强行夺取. 警方依法查封, 或者军队强行抢走, 更强调暴力.

expropriate v. 没收, 充公. 就是私有变公有. 给补偿就说expropriate with compensation, 不给补偿就说expropriate without compensation