A landholding is the land someone owns — a farm, an estate, a stretch of fields — looked at as property, not as scenery. You can talk about one landholding (a particular piece) or someone's landholdings (all the land they have).

A landholdinglandholding這個字 is the land someone owns指的是某人擁有的土地——a farm一座農場、an estate一片莊園、a stretch of fields一片田地——looked at as property被當成財產來看，not as scenery而不是風景。 You can talk about one landholding你可以說one landholding（a particular piece指特定一塊），or someone's landholdings或說某人的landholdings（all the land they have指他們擁有的所有土地）。

It is a quiet, official-sounding word: lawyers, historians, and news about farming or rich families use it. Ordinary people more often say land, farm, or property.

It is a quiet這是個低調的，official-sounding word聽起來很官方的字：lawyers律師、historians歷史學家、and news about farming or rich families以及談農業或富裕家族的新聞 use it都會用它。 Ordinary people一般人 more often say更常說 land土地、farm農場、or property或產業。

It is not the same as a house, and it is not the act of holding on with your hands; holding here means owning and keeping. A person with a huge landholding may not live on it.

It is not the same as a house這跟房子不一樣，and it is not the act of holding on with your hands也不是用手抓住的那個動作；holding here means owning and keeping這裡的holding指的是擁有和持有。 A person with a huge landholding擁有龐大landholding的人 may not live on it可能並不住在那塊地上。

In older Britain the word sits close to class and power — who owns the countryside — though you can use it anywhere land is owned in a serious way.

In older Britain在舊時的英國，the word sits close to class and power這個字跟階級和權力靠得很近——who owns the countryside也就是誰擁有鄉村土地——though you can use it anywhere land is owned in a serious way不過只要是認真談論土地所有權的場合都能用它。