Official Residence

Definition 定义

（国家元首、政府首脑、大使等因其职务而配备的）官邸；官方住所。

Pronunciation 发音

/əˌfɪʃəl ˈrɛzɪdəns/

Examples 例句

The ambassador moved into the official residence last week.
大使上周搬进了官邸。

After the ceremony, the president hosted foreign guests at the official residence, where security was especially tight.
仪式结束后，总统在官邸接待外国来宾，那里的安保尤为严密。

Etymology 词源

official 来自拉丁语 officium（职责、职务），引申为“官方的、与职务相关的”；residence 来自拉丁语 residere（停留、居住）。合在一起，official residence 字面意思就是“与职务相关的居住处”，即“因公配备的住所（官邸）”。

Related Words 相关词

• Official
• Residence
• Residence Hall
• Palace
• Mansion
• Embassy
• Chancery
• Governor
• Head Of State
• Diplomatic

In Notable Works 文学/著作中的用例

• The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House（Kate Andersen Brower）
• The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor（Tina Brown）
• Diplomacy（Henry Kissinger）