asset /ˈæset/ n. 1.宝贵/有益的人/物，优点，长处：His wit is his chief asset. 机智是他主要的财产/优点。［考句］A good education is an asset you can fall back on for the rest of your life.良好的教育是一笔你可以依赖终身的财富。2.［pl.］资产：a statement of assets and liabilities 资产负债表；fixed (fluid) assets 固定(流动)资产

［辨析］ 与wealth, estate 和property辨见wealth