chateau
noun /ˈʃætəʊ/
/ʃæˈtəʊ/
(also château)
(plural chateaux, châteaux
(from French) /ˈʃætəʊz/
/ʃæˈtəʊz/
or chateaus, châteaus)- a castle or large country house in France
(法国的)城堡,乡间别墅 - The Loire Valley is home to more than 300 chateaux.
卢瓦尔河谷有300多座城堡。
词源mid 18th cent.: French, from Old French chastel from Latin castellum, diminutive of castrum ‘fort’. - The Loire Valley is home to more than 300 chateaux.