ease·ment /ˈizmənt/
緩和,減輕,方便附屬建築物
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.
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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]