holding
n
1 land held by a tenant 佃户租种的土地.
2 (often pl 常作复数) thing owned, such as land, stocks, shares, etc; personal property 所有物(如土地、 债券、 股份等); 私有财产
She has a 40% holding (ie share) in the company. 她有公司的40%股份.
This is because the surface of the earth is not flat but round.
因为地球表面不是平的,而是圆的。
He discovered that there was a group in the east of the country that shared the same family name - Kinte.
他发现在该国的东部有一个家族都姓肯特。
Even before India won independence from its British rulers, it was clear that Gandhi was the key figure and leader in the struggle of 380 million Indians to govern themselves.