palace
Word family nounpalacepalace revolution
Officials, House
pal·ace /ˈpælɪs/ ●●○ W3 noun [countableC] 
1 PGOthe official home of a person of very high rank, especially a king or queen – often used in names 王宫；宫殿；〔官位极高者的〕府邸〔常用于名称中〕 Buckingham Palace
白金汉宫
2 the Palace especially British EnglishBrE the people who live in a palace – used in news reports 住在王宫里的人；王室〔用于新闻报道中〕
The Palace has announced that the Duke and Duchess are to separate.
王室宣布公爵和公爵夫人即将分居。
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the Palace• E., destroyed the first version of the palaces.• And one who has arguably the toughest brief of all the carvers at the palace.• Some here saw the presence of troops at the palace as implicit support for Bucaram.• There are several rooms in the Palace, so users can jump from site to site.• That might well denote a private problem of your own, not involving the Palace at all.• On your right glance at the windows of the palace of 1493.• Carlson had never been permitted to visit the Palace before.
3 DHHBEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGa large beautifully decorated house 富丽堂皇的大房子，豪宅
the splendid palaces of Florence
佛罗伦萨的豪宅
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palace• Begun 1,200 years ago, the capital grew over the centuries to many hundreds of temples and palaces.• If you visit England, you can go see Buckingham Palace.• After an hour-long meeting in the presidential palace, a hangdog Mr Cossiga announced that he and Mr Andreotti were in full agreement.• As paymaster he was responsible for the organization of the finance required in the restoration of the neglected royal palaces.• The nobles of Florence built splendid palaces.• The rugged peaks dominate as you enter the palace, only to give way visually to their more accessible counterparts.• The two cars swing out of the palace gates, and disappear down the avenue.• Orestes and Pylades were to go to the palace claiming to he the bearers of a message that Orestes had died.• The Stroganov, like the other two palaces, needs a great deal of money for restoration and maintenance.
Palacen British EnglishBrE
n1 the Palace an informal name for Buckingham Palace, used especially to mean the British queen or king and his/her advisers
A spokesman for the Palace confirmed that Her Majesty would be visiting South Africa next year.
n2 an informal name for Crystal Palace, a London football team
After last night’s defeat, Palace look likely to take bottom place in the league.
(1200-1300) Old French palais, from Latin palatium, from Palatium the Palatine Hill in Rome where the ruler's palace was