Word · Frequency #26095
manses
牧师住宅
manses is the plural of manse.
the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)
- 1.
A house inhabited by the minister of a parish.
- 2.
A large house, a mansion.
In use
The old manse stands at the end of the village road, next to the church.
They have been living in the manse since the new minister arrived.
The garden behind the manse is open to visitors every summer.
the manse
the manse 用于特指某个教区或牧师的住宅。
The manse is next to the church.
牧师住宅就在教堂旁边。
a manse
They bought an old manse.
他们买了一栋旧牧师住宅。
in the manse
介词 in 表示‘在……里面’，用于描述居住地点。
She lives in the manse with her family.
她和家人住在牧师住宅里。
Connections
Collocations
- old manse
- 旧牧师住宅；老牧师宅邸
- The old manse was surrounded by tall elms.这座旧牧师住宅四周环绕着高大的榆树。
- manse garden
- 牧师住宅的花园
- They grow vegetables in the manse garden.他们在牧师住宅的花园里种蔬菜。
- son of the manse
- 牧师之子；牧师家庭长大的孩子
- As a son of the manse, he knew church life from childhood.作为牧师之子，他从小就很了解教会生活。
- parish manse
- 教区牧师住宅
- The parish manse was built in the eighteenth century.这座教区牧师住宅建于十八世纪。
Idioms & figurative uses
- son of the manse
- 牧师之子（指在牧师家庭长大的儿子）As a son of the manse, he was expected to behave with extra decorum.作为在牧师家庭长大的儿子，他被期望表现得格外得体。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
manse 像 mansion 的开头，想象牧师住在大宅里，manse 就是牧师住宅。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：religious、historical、literary manse 是中性用词，不带强烈的正式或口语色彩，多用于教会、历史或文学性的书面语境，指牧师（尤其长老会牧师）的住宅。日常口语中更常说 the minister's house 或 the pastor's house。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above share the stressed vowel /æ/ and the following /ns/, so they rhyme with manse /mæns/ in this (General American) accent. The -ance spelling is not a reliable clue: in words like distance or balance it is unstressed and pronounced /əns/, so they do not rhyme. Also watch lookalikes such as mans or man's, which end in /z/ rather than /s/.
Learn the forms together
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