manse

noun

1. （尤指苏格兰的）牧师住宅
   the house of a Christian minister, especially in Scotland

1. N-COUNT 牧师住宅
   In some Christian churches, a manse is the house provided for a clergyman to live in.
   1. ...a Baptist manse in Monmouth.
      蒙茅斯郡的一处浸信会牧师住宅

1. Calling at an old country manse, the officer was graciously received by the lady of the house.
   那军官走到一栋乡间住房，获女主人亲切接待。
2. Aesthetic Construction in Translation of Prose& On XIA Ji an s Translation of The Old Manse;
   散文翻译的美学建构&评夏译散文《古屋杂忆》
3. Tough brown grass and weed trees sprouted from the gaps between the cobbles, and the mossy walls of what once might have been a huge stone manse.
   粗硬的棕色野草和杂树挤出石板缝，至于那长满了苔藓的墙以前可能是个牧师的宅邸。
4. The manse he lived in was old and damp.
   他住的那个牧师宅邸又旧又潮湿。
5. Mr Brown said politicians should not try to be bishops, but recalled the values he imbibed as a son of the manse.
   布朗表示，政治家不应试图成为主教，但他回想起自己作为牧师儿子所吸收的价值观。

noun

1. the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)

2. a large and imposing house

   Synonym:    mansionmansion househallresidence