theater

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈθiː.ə.tə/|/ˈθɪə.tə/|/θiˈɛt.ə/|/θiˈeɪ.tə/    美 /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/|/ˈθɪə.tɚ/|/ˈθi(ə)tɚ/|/ˈθi.eɪ.tɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on. US,countable
  2. A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war. US,countable,uncountable
    — His grandfather was in the Pacific theater during the war.
  3. A lecture theatre. US,countable,uncountable
  4. An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation. US,countable,uncountable
    — This man is about to die, get him into theater at once!
  5. A cinema. US,countable,uncountable
    — We sat in the back row of the theater and threw popcorn at the screen.
  6. Drama or performance as a profession or art form. US,countable,uncountable
    — I worked in theater for twenty-five years.
  7. Any place rising by steps like the seats of a theater. US,countable,uncountable
  8. A conspicuous but unproductive display of action. US,countable,derogatory,figuratively,uncountable
    — The Senate confirmation hearings were just theater.

词形变化

theaters plural theatre alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
antitheater cybertheater intertheater microtheater minitheater multitheater nontheater paratheater posttheater pretheater theaterette theaterless theaterlike theaterwide theatral theatric theatrical theatrically atmospheric theater boat-in theater dinner theater dubbing theater guerrilla theater home theater hygiene theater illegitimate theater kabuki theater legitimate theater movie theater moving-picture theater musical theater security theater senior theater shout fire in a crowded theater shouting fire in a crowded theater stock theater street theater theatergoer theatergoing theater-in-the-round theater in the round theater kid theaterland theater of cruelty theater of fact theater of panic theater of protest theater of the absurd theater of the mind theater of the streets theater of war theatremaker theatermaker variety theater
相关词
amphitheater

词源

Inherited from Middle English theater, theatre, from Old French theatre, from Latin theātrum, from Ancient Greek θέᾱτρον (théātron, “a place for viewing”), from θεᾰ́ομαι (theắomai, “to see", "to watch", "to observe”). Doublet of tiatr.
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