manse
noun [ C ] uk/mæns/ us/mæns/
(尤指苏格兰长老会的)牧师住宅
especially in Scotland, a house in which a minister of a church lives, provided by the church
The manse is just next to the church. 牧师住宅就在教堂旁边。
He was brought up in a Church of Scotland manse. 他在苏格兰教会的一个牧师住宅里长大。
US(拥有大片土地的)豪宅,庄园豪宅
a large house with a lot of land
The four-bedroom manse features Italian-marble floors, tennis court, wine cellar and, of course, hair salon. 这座四个卧室的庄园豪宅铺着意大利大理石地板,有网球场、酒窖,当然还有一个美发屋。
She still lives in the family's rambling manse on Fayerweather Street. 她目前仍住在位于费耶韦瑟大街巨大的家族豪宅里。
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- The Church and manse were erected in 1860.
- At that time, very few churches provided manses.
- We pulled up in front of a lovely brick Georgian manse.
- He bought himself a $6.25-million manse in Beverly Hills after they broke up.