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palatial

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Household
pa·la·tial /pəˈleɪʃəl/ adjective  DHBEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKINGa palatial building etc is large and beautifully decorated 豪华的,富丽堂皇的,宫殿似的 a palatial country residence 富丽堂皇的乡村住宅
Examples from the Corpus
palatialA similar courtyard exists at Montsoreau nearby, while the Gothic Court at Blois is entirely palatial.In addition to the palatial and leafy suburbs, there are areas of inner-city terraced housing awaiting redevelopment and large outlying council estates.There was tea and coffee at her palatial apartment in Mayfair's Chesterfield House.a palatial Beverly Hills estateHe put Mary in control of the palatial establishment in New York.The coach dropped me at the Lofleid3ir, a palatial hotel.This is a palatial Jacobean country manor house with exquisite interiors and wooden carvings.This palatial Jacobean country mansion has lavishly decorated interiors and exquisite wooden carvings.The palatial Manningham Mills were built by Samuel Lister in 1873.She lives in a palatial New York apartment.a palatial residence with a find collection of 18th century paintings
Origin palatial (1700-1800) Latin palatium; → PALACE
pa·la·tial adjectiveChineseSyllable
and Corpus a palatial etc is large building


palatial
palatial /pəˈleɪʃəl/ adjective
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Latin
 Origin: palatium; palace
a palatial building etc is large and beautifully decorated:
    a palatial country residence


pa·la·tialBrE /pəˈleɪʃl/ 🔊NAmE /pəˈleɪʃl/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (of a room or building 房间或建筑物) very large and impressive, like a palace 宫殿般的;富丽堂皇的 SYN splendid