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a large, impressive house 公馆；宅第 an 18th century country mansion 18 世纪的乡村宅第
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesc1, Buildingsc1The historic mansion stands in 160 acres of parkland. 这栋具有历史意义的宅第矗立在 160 英亩的林木草地间。 The restaurant is housed in an exquisite colonial mansion in the city centre. 这家餐馆坐落在市中心一座精致的殖民地大厦里。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
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- live in
- have
- own
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- stand
- house
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- Mansions[plural] (British English)
used in the names of blocks of flats （用于公寓楼名） 2 Moscow Mansions, Cromwell Road 克伦威尔路莫斯科公寓 2 号
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting the chief residence of a lord): via Old French from Latin mansio(n-) ‘place where someone stays’, from manere ‘remain’.