英语词汇“châtelain”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

château /shäˈtō/

noun

châtˈeaux

A castle or large country house, esp in France

A vineyard estate around a castle, house, etc, esp in Bordeaux (common in names of wines associated with specific estates, eg Château Lafite, Château Margaux)

ORIGIN: Fr château (OFr chastel), from L castellum, dimin of castrum a fort

châtelain /shatˈə-lɛ̃/ noun

A castellan, lord of the manor

châtˈelaine /-len/ noun

A female keeper or mistress of a castle or a large household
Formerly, an ornamental bunch of short chains bearing keys, scissors, etc, attached to a waistbelt and worn by women
A similar thing in miniature attached to a watch chain

château bottled adjective

Of wine, bottled on the estate in which it has been produced

châteaux en Espagne /shä-tō-zã-nes-päny’/ (French)

Castles in Spain, castles in the air (qv)