apartment
/əˈpɑːtmənt/noun
1- chiefly N. Amer. a suite of rooms forming one residence, typically in a building containing a number of these; a flat〈主北美〉一套公寓房间; 一套公寓。
1.1
- a block containing such flats; an apartment building公寓大楼。
1.2
apartments
a suite of rooms in a very large or grand house set aside for the private use of a monarch or noble豪华公寓套房：the Imperial apartments.
皇家公寓。
词源
mid 17th cent. (denoting a suite of rooms for the use of a particular person or group)： from French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from appartare 'to separate'， from a parte 'apart'.