chateau
noun(also château)
(from French)a castle or large country house in France (法国的)城堡,乡间别墅 The Loire Valley is home to more than 300 chateaux. 卢瓦尔河谷有300多座城堡。
Word Originmid 18th cent.: French, from Old French chastel from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum ‘fort’.