- [countable]
the official home of a king, queen, president, etc. 王宫；宫殿；总统府 
Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫 the royal/presidential palace 王宫；总统府 He spent his early days at the Palace of Versailles. 他早年在凡尔赛宫度过。 the palace gates/grounds/walls 宫殿的大门/庭院/墙壁
Extra ExamplesTopics Historya2, Buildingsa2She found it hard to adjust to palace life. 她发现很难适应宫廷生活。 The king was deposed by his son in a palace coup. 国王在一次宫廷政变中被儿子废黜。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- 14th-century
- etc.
- …
- build
- live in
- stand
- complex
- compound
- courtyard
- …
- at a/the palace
- in a/the palace
- (often the Palace)[singular]
a way of referring to the people who live or work in a palace, especially the British royal family and their advisers 住在王宫里的人；（尤指英国的）王室 More Like This Place names representing activitiesPlace names representing activitiesOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- 14th-century
- etc.
- …
- build
- live in
- stand
- complex
- compound
- courtyard
- …
- at a/the palace
- in a/the palace
- [countable]
any large impressive house 豪华住宅；宫殿 The Old Town has a whole collection of churches, palaces and mosques. 旧城区汇集了许多教堂、大宅院和清真寺。 Even this small house was a veritable palace compared to his tent. 同他的帐篷相比，这个小房子也十足算是个宫殿了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- ancient
- 14th-century
- etc.
- …
- build
- live in
- stand
- complex
- compound
- courtyard
- …
- at a/the palace
- in a/the palace
- [countable] (old-fashioned)
(sometimes used in the names of buildings 有时用于建筑物名称 a large public building, such as a hotel or cinema 大的公共建筑（如旅馆、影剧院） the Strand Palace Hotel 滨河王宫饭店
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French paleis, from Latin Palatium, the name of the Palatine hill in Rome, where the house of the emperor was situated.