chancellery
/ˈtʃɑːnsələri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtʃænsələri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈchan(t)-s(ə-)lə-rē -səl-rē/ (ame, mw)
chancellery — 名詞
- chancellerysingular
- chancelleriesplural
1. The official building, room, or set of offices belonging to a chancellor, where
總理府；校長室
總理或大學校長工作的辦公室或全體工作人員
The official building, room, or set of offices belonging to a chancellor, where government or university business is carried out. The word can also describe all the people employed there as a group.
The German chancellor greeted foreign leaders at the chancellery before the summit began.
德國總理在總理府迎接各國領袖，準備召開高峰會。
at the chancellery — location of official government business
Students marched to the university chancellery to demand lower tuition fees.
學生們遊行到大學校長室，要求調降學費。
university chancellery — academic administration context
Amara works at the chancellery, where she helps arrange official meetings between government ministers.
Amara 在總理府工作，負責協助安排各部長之間的正式會議。
The old chancellery building was renovated last year and now includes a modern conference centre.
這棟舊總理府大樓去年翻修後，現在設有現代化的會議中心。
Journalists waited outside the chancellery for hours to hear the chancellor's statement.
記者在總理府外等了幾個小時，等候聽取總理的聲明。
- chancellor's office
More literal and concrete; always refers to a specific room rather than the whole building or staff group
- government building
Much broader — any building used for official government work, not specifically a chancellor's
- administrative office
Generic term that lacks the specific connection to a chancellor's role
文法句型
the + chancellery
[possessive] + chancellery
用法筆記
Can refer to either the physical location (a building, room, or office) or the group of staff who work there — the meaning is usually clear from context. In university contexts, chancellery most often refers to the vice-chancellor's administrative office.