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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ease·ment /ˈizmənt/
 緩和,減輕,方便附屬建築物

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ease·ment n.
 1. That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience; accommodation.
    In need of every kind of relief and easement.   --Burke.
 2. Law A liberty, privilege, or advantage, which one proprietor has in the estate of another proprietor, distinct from the ownership of the soil, as a way, water course, etc. It is a species of what the civil law calls servitude.
 3. Arch. A curved member instead of an abrupt change of direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 easement
      n 1: (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own
           (as using another's land as a right of way to your own
           land)
      2: the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or
         annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the
         constant pain" [syn: easing, alleviation, relief]