palace ♦︎ mansion ♦︎ country house ♦︎ villa ♦︎ manor ♦︎ stately home ♦︎ chateauThese words all mean a large house that belongs or used to belong to a rich or important family.这些词均表示豪华宅第。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a magnificent palace / mansion / country house / villa◆an ancient palace / mansion / manor◆a medieval palace / manor / chateau◆a royal palace / mansion / manor◆a country mansion / house / villa / manor■palace / /ˈpæləs/ / [countable] the official home of sb such as a king, queen or president; any large impressive house, usually in a city王宫;总统府;(城里的)豪华住宅◆Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the Queen.白金汉宫是英女王在伦敦的官邸。◆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。■mansion / /ˈmænʃn/ / [countable] a large impressive house in the country or the city公馆;宅第◆It is a magnificent example of a 17th century country mansion.那是17世纪乡间豪华宅第的一个范例。■ˌcountry ˈhouse [countable] (BrE) a large house in the country, especially one that belongs or used to belong to a rich important family(尤指富贵显赫家族的)乡间宅第,别墅◆He used to entertain the politicians of the day at his country house.他以前经常在乡间别墅里招待时政要人。■villa [countable] a house in the country with a large garden, especially in southern Europe; (in Roman times) a country house or farm with land attached to it(尤指南欧的)乡间庄园;(古罗马时代附有土地的)乡间宅第◆Once a private villa, the Stella d'Italia is now a hotel.Stella d'Italia曾经是所私人别墅,现在是酒店。◆They found the remains of an impressive Roman villa.他们发现了一个古罗马大庄园的遗址。■manor / /ˈmænə(r)/ / ( ˈmanor house) [countable] a large country house surrounded by a large area of land that belongs to it庄园宅第◆He bought the old manor and set about turning himself into the local squire.他买下了那个老庄园,摇身一变成了当地的乡绅。■ˌstately ˈhome [countable] (BrE) a large, impressive house of historical interest, especially one that the public may visit(尤指供人参观的)豪华古宅◆There are many stately homes to visit in the area.这地方有许多老宅子可以参观。■chateau ( château) /ˈʃætəʊ; NAmEʃæˈtoʊ/ (pluralchateauxorchateaus /ʃætəʊz; NAmEʃæˈtoʊz/ ) [countable] (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。