英语词汇condominium的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	condominium
词源	condominium. Condominium, meaning “an apartment owned by tenants rather than rented” (although the owners do pay a monthly maintenance charge), is composed of the Latin con, “together,” and dominion, “property.” The word has been used for the joint control of a territory by two states since the early 18th century, but its newer usage dates back only to the late 1950s.
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