| 释义 |
ˈcountry-ˈhouse
A house or mansion in the country; esp. the residence of a country gentleman; a country-seat. Also attrib.
1592R. D. Hypnerotomachia 2 No humaine creature to my sight..nor countrey house, field tent, or shepheards cote. 1664Pepys Diary (1879) III. 25 Going out of towne to his country-house. 1838Lytton Alice 10 We met at a country-house. 1849Macaulay Jrnl. 21 Dec., I do not love country-house society. |