Word · Frequency #1935
palace
宫殿；王宫；皇宫
the official residence of a king, queen, president, or other important person
尤指君主或国家元首的正式居所。
- 1.
Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
国家元首或其他显贵的官邸,尤其是在君主制或帝国政府体系中。
- 2.
a large and stately mansion
大型而庄严的宅邸
- 3.
A large and lavishly ornate residence.
宏伟华丽的住宅。
- 4.
the governing group of a kingdom
一个王国的统治集团
- 5.
A large, ornate public building used for entertainment or exhibitions.
用于娱乐或展览的大型华丽公共建筑。
- 6.
a large ornate exhibition hall
大型华丽的展览大厅
豪宅；府邸；大型公共建筑；展览馆；王室；朝廷；国家元首或其他显贵的官邸,尤其是在君主制或帝国政府体系中。；大型而庄严的宅邸
In use
The tourists gathered outside the palace to watch the changing of the guard.
The king lives in a large palace in the center of the capital.
Some palaces are now open to the public as museums.
the palace issued an order binding on all subjects
the palace of [someone/something]
表示属于某人的宫殿，常用于君主或显贵。
They visited the palace of the emperor.
他们参观了皇帝的宫殿。
live in a palace
可比喻奢华的生活环境。
She dreamed of living in a palace.
她梦想住在宫殿里。
palace [noun]
Connections
Collocations
- royal palace
- 皇宫
- The royal palace was built in the 17th century.皇宫建于17世纪。
- palace guard
- 宫廷侍卫
- The palace guard stood at attention by the gate.宫廷侍卫在大门旁立正站立。
- palace coup
- 宫廷政变
- The generals plotted a palace coup.将军们策划了一场宫廷政变。
- palace intrigue
- 宫廷阴谋
- The novel is full of palace intrigue.这部小说充满了宫廷阴谋。
Idioms & figurative uses
- palace revolution
- 宫廷政变（指组织内部的反叛或夺权）The company experienced a palace revolution when the junior executives ousted the CEO.公司经历了一场内部夺权，初级高管罢免了首席执行官。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
宫殿像pal（朋友）的豪华ace（王牌）住处。
Context & Register
“palace” 通常指宫殿或宏伟府邸，语域中性，既可用于日常提及旅游景点，也常见于历史或建筑描述。
Grammar Note
palace 是可数名词；特指某座宫殿时通常带 the，复数形式为 palaces。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'palace' include 'Alice' (/ˈæl.ɪs/), 'malice' (/ˈmæl.ɪs/), and 'chalice' (/ˈtʃæl.ɪs/). Words like 'face' (/feɪs/), 'place' (/pleɪs/), and 'space' (/speɪs/) share the '-ace' spelling but have a different vowel sound, so they are not rhymes.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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