The archaeologist surveyed the vast estate where ancient Roman villas and irrigation canals had once stood.
考古学家勘测了这片广阔的庄园，那里曾矗立着古罗马别墅和灌溉渠。
The opening scene of the novel describes a quiet, orderly garden behind the family's estate; that same garden reappears in the final chapter, now overgrown and neglected, after the family's fortunes have collapsed.
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “estate”?
C — Property, land. “estate” means property, land.
Which word means “property, land”?
C — estate. “estate” means property, land.
estate — property, land. In Chinese: 房地产，财产.
estate is pronounced /ɪˈsteɪt/.
The archaeologist surveyed the vast estate where ancient Roman villas and irrigation canals had once stood. (考古学家勘测了这片广阔的庄园，那里曾矗立着古罗马别墅和灌溉渠。)
property, land, holdings — all close in meaning to estate (property, land).
Yes. estate is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
es(state, real estate).