| 单词 | mansion |
| 释义 | mansion (once / 297 pages) 1n 2n A mansion is a huge, fancy house. Some mansions are eventually turned into museums where you can get a look at an old wealthy family's art and furniture collections. It takes a lot of money and a staff of workers to live in and take care of a mansion. Historically, post-fifteenth century European noblemen lived in mansions that became the typical style of home for aristocrats who no longer required the safety of fortified castles. The word mansion comes from the Latin root mansionem, "a staying or a remaining," from the stem manere, "to stay." WORD FAMILYmansion: mansions USAGE EXAMPLESI was at a party in a Victorian mansion in Moseley. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The mansion includes a cinema, spa, hair salon and sports room. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The three-storey Georgian mansion is 90 minutes’ drive from downtown Washington DC. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1 n a large and imposing house 2Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper hall, manse, mansion house, residence Buckingham Palace the London residence of the British sovereign manor, manor house the mansion of a lord or wealthy person castle, palacea large and stately mansion stately homea mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family house a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families n (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided Syn|Exp|Hyper house, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign Aries the Ram the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19 Taurus the Bullthe second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 Gemini the Twinsthe third sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about May 21 to June 20 Cancer the Crabthe fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 22 Leo the Lionthe fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22 Virgo the Virginthe sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22 Libra the Balancethe seventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about September 23 to October 22 Scorpio the Scorpionthe eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21 Sagittarius the Archerthe ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21 Capricorn the Goatthe tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 Aquarius the Water Bearerthe eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18 Pisces the Fishesthe twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 part, region the extended spatial location of something |
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