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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。

  1. “We bought tickets for the theater downtown.” (我们买了市中心剧院的票。)
  2. “She studied theater in college.” (她大学学的是戏剧。)
  3. “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。)