• n. 電影院，戲院，劇場(chǎng)；戲劇；手術(shù)室

來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ) theatrum,戲院，劇院，來(lái)自希臘語(yǔ) theatron,戲院，劇院，來(lái)自 theaomai,看，觀察， 詞源同 theory.-trum,-tron,-ther,-der,工具格后綴，或表位置，詞源同 tether,rudder.后引申詞義 手術(shù)室等。

theater (n.)

late 14c., "open air place in ancient times for viewing spectacles and plays," from Old French theatre (12c., Modern French théatre, improperly accented) and directly from Latin theatrum "play-house, theater; stage; spectators in a theater" (source also of Spanish, Italian teatro), from Greek theatron "theater; the people in the theater; a show, a spectacle," literally "place for viewing," from theasthai "to behold" (related to thea "a view, a seeing; a seat in the theater," theates "spectator") + -tron, suffix denoting place.

Meaning "building where plays are shown" is from 1570s in English. Transferred sense of "plays, writing, production, the stage" is from 1660s. Generic sense of "place of action" is from 1580s; especially "region where war is being fought" (1914). Spelling with -re arose late 17c. and prevailed in Britain after c. 1700 by French influence, but American English retained or revived the older spelling in -er.

1. He became known as the enfant terrible of British theater.

他成為英國(guó)戲劇界讓人頭痛的天才。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Theater owners lease films from film distributors.

劇院老板從電影發(fā)行商處租電影放映。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. a restaurant catty-corner from the theater

斜對(duì)著劇院的餐館

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. He could amuse us for hours with his stories of the theater.

他能接連幾小時(shí)地為我們講戲劇故事逗我們發(fā)笑.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. Excuse me, where is the entrance to the theater?

請(qǐng)問(wèn)劇院的入口在哪里?

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》