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源自拉丁语 'mansus'(居住),通过古法语 'manse' 进入英语,原指供居住的土地或房屋。
❶ 指牧师或神职人员的住宅,尤其在英国和苏格兰教会中,是提供给牧师及其家人居住的官方住所。
“The new minister moved into the manse with his family.”
(新牧师和他的家人搬进了牧师住宅。)
“The old manse has been standing for over a hundred years.”
(这座古老的牧师住宅已经存在了一百多年。)
the manse — 特指某个教堂或教区所属的牧师住宅,常用于正式或历史语境中。
“The annual church meeting will be held at the manse this year.”
(今年的教会年度会议将在牧师住宅举行。)