A château is a castle or a large country house in France, often with land around it. It may still be a family home, a museum, or a wine estate.

A château「château」 is是 a castle or a large country house in France法國的城堡或鄉間大宅 often with land around it周圍通常還有土地。It它 may still be可能仍然是 a family home一個家族住宅 a museum一座博物館 or a wine estate或是一座酒莊。

English keeps the French word because castle makes many students picture thick walls and soldiers, while a lot of French châteaux are grand houses more than forts. Wine drinkers see Château on labels: that is often the estate that made the wine, named after the house.

English英文 keeps the French word保留了這個法文字 because因為 castle「castle」這個字 makes many students picture thick walls and soldiers讓很多學生聯想到厚牆和士兵 while而 a lot of French châteaux很多法國的châteaux are grand houses more than forts其實更像豪宅而不是堡壘。Wine drinkers喝酒的人 see看到 Château「Château」 on labels在酒標上 that is often通常指的就是 the estate that made the wine釀出這瓶酒的酒莊 named after the house以這棟房子命名。

People stretch the word for any very fancy house that “feels French,” though careful speakers keep it for France.

People有些人 stretch the word把這個字延伸使用 for any very fancy house用在任何一棟豪宅上 that "feels French,"（有法國感的） though actually不過 careful speakers keep it for France講究的人還是只用在法國本身。

In English the little hat on the a is often dropped (château → chateau). In careful writing the plural is still the French one, châteaux. We say it roughly like “sha-TOE,” not like English chat.

In English在英文裡 the little hat on the a a上面那個小帽子符號 is often dropped常常會被拿掉 (château → chateau)（château變成chateau）。In careful writing在講究的寫法裡 the plural複數形 is still the French one仍然用法文的那個 châteaux（châteaux）。We say it我們的發音 roughly like "sha-TOE,"大致像「sha-TOE」 not like English chat而不是像英文的chat（聊天）那樣念。