manse

英 [mæns]

美 [mæns]

n.  (尤指苏格兰的)牧师住宅

复数：manses　

BNC.26095 / COCA.29366

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指苏格兰的）牧师住宅
  the house of a Christian minister, especially in Scotland

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 牧师住宅
  In some Christian churches, amanseis the house provided for a clergyman to live in.
  1. ...a Baptist manse in Monmouth.
     蒙茅斯郡的一处浸信会牧师住宅

英英释义

noun

• the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)
• a large and imposing house
  Synonym:mansionmansion househallresidence

双语例句

• The manse he lived in was old and damp.
  他住的那个牧师宅邸又旧又潮湿。
• Calling at an old country manse, the officer was graciously received by the lady of the house.
  那军官走到一栋乡间住房，获女主人亲切接待。
• Mr Brown said politicians should not try to be bishops, but recalled the values he imbibed as a son of the manse.
  布朗表示，政治家不应试图成为主教，但他回想起自己作为牧师儿子所吸收的价值观。
• Tough brown grass and weed trees sprouted from the gaps between the cobbles, and the mossy walls of what once might have been a huge stone manse.
  粗硬的棕色野草和杂树挤出石板缝，至于那长满了苔藓的墙以前可能是个牧师的宅邸。
• Aesthetic Construction in Translation of Prose& On XIA Ji an s Translation of The Old Manse;
  散文翻译的美学建构&评夏译散文《古屋杂忆》