Theater
“Theater”(美式)指表演戏剧的场所或戏剧艺术本身(go to the theater);在医学语境中指手术室(operating theater,英式更常见)。英式拼写多为 theatre。
- “We bought tickets for the theater downtown.” (我们买了市中心剧院的票。)
- “She studied theater in college.” (她大学学的是戏剧。)
- “The patient was taken to the operating theater.” (病人被送进手术室。)
来自古法语 theatre,拉丁语 theatrum,希腊语 theatron(观看的场所),thea(看)。
“theater” 为名词,美式拼写;无前后缀,英式 theatre 为拼写变体。
Broadway theater 指纽约百老汇;theater of war 指战区;美国倾向 -er,英国倾向 -re。
- 固定搭配: “movie theater” (电影院,美式), “theater company” (剧团), “home theater” (家庭影院)
- 英式拼写: theatre
thea- 与 theory/theory of viewing 相关,联想“观看表演的地方”。
“After the theater show, they discussed theater lighting over coffee near the old theater building.” (看完戏后,他们在老剧院旁边喝咖啡边聊舞台灯光。)