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palatial + noun
palatial 作定语，直接修饰名词，表示“像宫殿一样宏伟的”。
They entered a palatial room.
他们走进一间宫殿般的房间。
宫殿般的；宏伟的；堂皇的
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宫殿般的；宏伟的；堂皇的
like or suitable for a palace
They entered a palatial room.
他们走进一间宫殿般的房间。
宫殿的,与宫殿有关的。
Of or relating to a palace.
规模宏大的；陈设极其华丽的。
On a grand scale; with very rich furnishings.
The hotel suite was so palatial that we almost got lost walking from the bedroom to the living area.
这间酒店套房如此宏伟，我们从卧室走到客厅时差点迷路。
Their new house has a palatial entrance hall with marble floors and tall columns.
他们的新房子有一个宫殿般的入口大厅，铺着大理石地板，还有高大的柱子。
The CEO's palatial office overlooked the entire city through floor-to-ceiling windows.
首席执行官那宫殿般的办公室透过落地窗俯瞰整座城市。
palatial 作定语，直接修饰名词，表示“像宫殿一样宏伟的”。
They entered a palatial room.
他们走进一间宫殿般的房间。
主语常为建筑或场所，palatial 作表语，表示“宏伟堂皇”。
The new government building is palatial.
新的政府大楼宏伟如宫殿。
Not this
The billionaire built a palatial on the hill.
Use this
The billionaire built a palace on the hill.
palatial 是形容词，不能直接用作名词；汉语“宫殿”是名词，受母语影响易误用。表达“宫殿”应用名词 palace。
Not this
The principal spoke in a palatial tone.
Use this
The principal spoke in a dignified tone.
palatial 仅表示“像宫殿般宏伟的”，常修饰建筑或场所；汉语“庄严的”用于人的语气或举止时，英语应用 dignified 等词，不能用 palatial。
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宏伟的宅邸
The billionaire bought a palatial mansion overlooking the sea.
那位亿万富翁买下了一座俯瞰大海的宏伟宅邸。
宫殿般的住宅
The ambassador's palatial residence was once a royal guesthouse.
大使的宫殿般住宅从前是一座皇家宾馆。
豪华酒店
They spent their honeymoon at a palatial hotel in the old city.
他们在老城的一家豪华酒店度过了蜜月。
宏伟的庄园
The family has owned the palatial estate for generations.
这个家族世代拥有这座宏伟的庄园。
豪华套房
The hotel's palatial suite costs five thousand dollars a night.
这家酒店的豪华套房每晚要价五千美元。
Use palatial naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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记忆联想：palatial 开头 pal，想到 palace（宫殿）；宫殿给人的感觉就是宏伟、堂皇。
语域：formal 常见场景：describing large, luxurious buildings、written descriptions of homes, hotels, or rooms、travel and property writing palatial 通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在旅游、房产或文学描写中，指像宫殿一样宏伟豪华；日常口语中不太常用。
与 palatial（/pəˈleɪʃəl/）押韵的常用词有 spatial、facial、racial，它们的重读元音都是 /eɪ/ 且以 /ʃəl/ 结尾。注意 official、essential、provincial 虽然也以 /ʃəl/ 结尾，但重读元音不同（/ɪ/ 或 /e/），不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.