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
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
■start living in a particular place 开始定居于…
语源
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)