residence

residence
noun
  1. a person's house, especially a large and impressive one
    寓所,住宅,大宅
    ■the official house of a government minister or other public and official figure
    官邸
    ■[mass noun]the fact of living in a particular place
    居住
    Rome was his main place of residence.
    罗马是他的主要居住地。
常用词组
in residence
  1. living in or occupying a particular place
    居住于(某一场所);占用(某一场所)
    the guests in residence at the hotel.
    住在该旅店的客人。
    ■(— in residence)a person with a particular occupation (especially an artist or writer) paid to work in a college or other institution
    住校(或院或其他)…(尤指艺术家、作家等)
take up residence
  1. ■start living in a particular place
    开始定居于…
语源
  1. late Middle English (denoting the fact of living in a place): from Old French, or from medieval Latin residentia, from Latin residere 'remain' (see reside)
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