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单词 mansion
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Definition of mansion in English:

mansion

noun ˈmanʃ(ə)nˈmæn(t)ʃ(ə)n
  • 1A large, impressive house.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are two evocative groups of surviving mansions and period houses on Fifth Avenue, each worth a fresh look on summer stroll.
    • Maya's house was a mansion of sorts with a large garden sandwiched between the main iron gate and a porch that led to the door.
    • Simple shotgun houses to magnificent mansions will be showcased in this exhibition detailing New Orlean's vivid architectural past.
    • The houses weren't mansions, but they were nice enough.
    • The houses all looked like mansions in my opinion.
    • I mean, sure the houses are practically mansions and most if not all have ocean views, my dad even owns a part of the beach.
    • Garezarde is the name of the palace and our few mansions and servant houses that surround it.
    • I remember passing by houses, and semi mansions with their own botanical gardens and Olympic coliseums.
    • She had never seen such beautiful homes that were rather mansions than mere houses.
    • The front door of the mansion slammed hard, hard enough to be heard through the entire building.
    • By now, Michelle had miraculously gained entry and was driven to the front porch of the mansion.
    • She happily green-lighted zoning changes to allow a few small cottages to be demolished and replaced by impressive mansions.
    • Picture their multi-multimillion-dollar mansions and chateaus.
    • Looking around me, the houses are massive mansions, some the size of boarding school.
    • Spanish colonial mansions, cathedrals, churches, and houses adorn the streets of both cities.
    • Building size varied from one-floor shack houses, two-story mansions, and multilevel apartment and office buildings.
    • As competition for the most impressive summer house flourished, huge mansions took shape among the hills.
    • It wasn't a mansion just a small house, Granny even said something about a pool.
    • He lived up in the hills where the houses turned into mansions.
    • Old maps show that there were once some impressive 17th century mansions, particularly on the north side near the top of Dawson Street.
    Synonyms
    residence, hall, abode, stately home, seat, manor, manor house, country house, villa, castle
    French château, manoir
    Italian palazzo
    German schloss
    informal palace, pile
    1. 1.1British A large block of flats.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Mixed in with the towering mansion blocks are a veritable bevy of posh cafés and delicatessens with plenty of pavement for sitting outside even in these autumn months.
      • The worst case I have heard of is at a council-owned mansion block in Camden, where leaseholders were asked to pay £200,000 for repairs.
      • The street in which the accident happened, Holland Park, is lined with luxury mansion blocks with well-tended gardens.
      • In September we found ourselves owners of a Victorian, former Duchy of Cornwall flat in a mansion block on a 90-year lease with a secluded garden.
      • Towards the end of his life he was living in a dilapidated four-bedroom flat in a 1930s mansion block in north London; he would often take his meals at a cafe in Willesden.
    2. 1.2in names A terrace or mansion block.
      Carlyle Mansions
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The centre will be developed at Home Farm, next to St Ives mansion, and work is expected to begin in the next few weeks.
      • It was used to send water from a spring near Haynes mansion into the roof of the building before it was dismantled and brought to Bedford.
      • Developers have come under fire as it became clear that an empty Ulverston mansion has become a vandals' playground.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting the chief residence of a lord): via Old French from Latin mansio(n-) 'place where someone stays', from manere 'remain'.

  • The rich person's mansion and the minister's manse have the same origin. They both derive from Latin mansio ‘place where someone stays’, from manere ‘to stay’ (the source of remain (Late Middle English) and manor (Middle English)). A mansion was originally the home of a medieval lord of the manor, but the word later extended to any large, impressive house. ‘The principal house of an estate’ was also the original sense of manse; it became increasingly restricted to an ecclesiastical residence, and is now a house occupied by a Church of Scotland or other Nonconformist minister. A son or daughter of the manse (like Prime Minister Gordon Brown) is a child of a Church of Scotland minister. See also palace

Rhymes

expansion, scansion, stanchion
 
 

Definition of mansion in US English:

mansion

nounˈmæn(t)ʃ(ə)nˈman(t)SH(ə)n
  • 1A large, impressive house.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She happily green-lighted zoning changes to allow a few small cottages to be demolished and replaced by impressive mansions.
    • Picture their multi-multimillion-dollar mansions and chateaus.
    • By now, Michelle had miraculously gained entry and was driven to the front porch of the mansion.
    • Spanish colonial mansions, cathedrals, churches, and houses adorn the streets of both cities.
    • As competition for the most impressive summer house flourished, huge mansions took shape among the hills.
    • Garezarde is the name of the palace and our few mansions and servant houses that surround it.
    • Looking around me, the houses are massive mansions, some the size of boarding school.
    • She had never seen such beautiful homes that were rather mansions than mere houses.
    • The houses weren't mansions, but they were nice enough.
    • Simple shotgun houses to magnificent mansions will be showcased in this exhibition detailing New Orlean's vivid architectural past.
    • He lived up in the hills where the houses turned into mansions.
    • There are two evocative groups of surviving mansions and period houses on Fifth Avenue, each worth a fresh look on summer stroll.
    • Old maps show that there were once some impressive 17th century mansions, particularly on the north side near the top of Dawson Street.
    • Building size varied from one-floor shack houses, two-story mansions, and multilevel apartment and office buildings.
    • I mean, sure the houses are practically mansions and most if not all have ocean views, my dad even owns a part of the beach.
    • It wasn't a mansion just a small house, Granny even said something about a pool.
    • The houses all looked like mansions in my opinion.
    • The front door of the mansion slammed hard, hard enough to be heard through the entire building.
    • I remember passing by houses, and semi mansions with their own botanical gardens and Olympic coliseums.
    • Maya's house was a mansion of sorts with a large garden sandwiched between the main iron gate and a porch that led to the door.
    Synonyms
    residence, hall, abode, stately home, seat, manor, manor house, country house, villa, castle
    1. 1.1in names A large building divided into apartments.
      Carlyle Mansions
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Developers have come under fire as it became clear that an empty Ulverston mansion has become a vandals' playground.
      • The centre will be developed at Home Farm, next to St Ives mansion, and work is expected to begin in the next few weeks.
      • It was used to send water from a spring near Haynes mansion into the roof of the building before it was dismantled and brought to Bedford.
    2. 1.2 A manor house.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting the chief residence of a lord): via Old French from Latin mansio(n-) ‘place where someone stays’, from manere ‘remain’.

 
 
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