manor

manor — noun

1. a big country house built many years ago, whose property includes gardens, field

1.名詞B2
釋義

a big country house built many years ago, whose property includes gardens, fields, and the farmland that surrounds it

例句

Élise's family has owned the manor in the Loire Valley since the 1870s.

collocation: own a manor

The old manor was surrounded by tall trees and wide fields of wheat.

passive: be surrounded by

同義詞
  • estate

    emphasises the land and property as a single unit rather than the house itself

  • mansion

    a large impressive house, but without the implication of surrounding land or farmland

  • country house

    more general term for any large house in the countryside, not necessarily with estate land

  • hall

    often used in the names of country houses in Britain (e.g. Broughton Hall)

文法句型

the + manor + of + place

用法筆記

Often used in the names of specific historic houses, e.g. Haddon Manor. In British English, the phrase 'the manor' can refer to the house and all the land, buildings, and farming rights that go with it.

常見錯誤

❌The rich man lived in a huge manor in the city centre.
✅The rich man lived in a huge mansion in the city centre.
💡A manor is a country house with land; a mansion is any large, impressive house, often in a city.

2. the area or district where a person, especially a police officer, regularly work

2.名詞C1
釋義

the area or district where a person, especially a police officer, regularly works and is responsible for

例句

Detective Ryan knew every street, shop, and resident in his manor.

collocation: in (someone's) manor

The sergeant told the new officer to keep watch over her manor during the night shift.

collocation: keep watch over (one's) manor

同義詞
  • patch

    more common synonym in British police slang, 'someone's patch'

  • beat

    the regular route a police officer walks or drives; the most standard term

  • territory

    more general; used outside policing (business, animals, gangs)

  • turf

    informal, often with a sense of ownership or rivalry

文法句型

possessive + manor

用法筆記

Chiefly British informal slang. Most commonly used by or about police officers. 'My manor' or 'your manor' functions almost like a fixed phrase for the area someone patrols or is in charge of.

常見錯誤

❌The nurse had a large manor of patients on the fourth floor.
✅The nurse was responsible for a large group of patients on the fourth floor.
💡'Manor' in this sense is almost exclusively used for geographic areas, not people, and is strongly associated with police work.