| 单词 | people's palace |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeople's palace people's palace n. (a) the chief government building, esp. of a democratic country; (b) a centre equipped with a wide range of recreational and educational facilities; spec. a former institution comprising a library, theatre, educational classes, etc., which opened in the East End of London in 1887 (now part of Queen Mary College, University of London); also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > place of amusement or entertainment > [noun] > public centre for recreation people's palace1853 1853 C. A. Dana U.S. Illustr. 117 Our own people's palace, the Capitol at Washington, a building of magnificent proportions. 1854 Punch 24 June 266/1 The People's Palace will become a misnomer if the people are so confined in workshops [etc.]..that none but the comparatively idle can visit what is expressly designed for the appreciation of the industrious. 1890 T. Hardy Let. 13 Mar. (1978) I. 210 We cannot do better than what you propose—purchase a library of fiction for the People's Palace. 1967 Guardian 29 July 12/4 Sir John Wardlaw-Milne..has left £100,000 to the State of Jersey..to build a ‘people's palace’ where tourists with children can shelter on wet days. 2001 Times 24 Jan. i. 14/4 Crowds gathered around the People's Palace—where Kabila's body had lain in state for three days—to sing, dance, cry and watch. < as lemmas |
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