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theatre 音标拼音: [θ'iətɚ] n. 剧院,电影院,影剧院 剧院,电影院,影剧院 theatre n 1: a building where theatrical performances or motion- picture shows can be presented; " the house was full" [ synonym: { theater}, { theatre}, { house}] 2: the art of writing and producing plays [ synonym: { dramaturgy}, { dramatic art}, { dramatics}, { theater}, { theatre}] 3: a region in which active military operations are in progress; " the army was in the field awaiting action"; " he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" [ synonym: { field}, { field of operations}, { theater}, { theater of operations}, { theatre}, { theatre of operations}] Theater \ The" a* ter\, Theatre \ The" a* tre\, n. [ F. th[' e][^ a] tre, L. theatrum, Gr. ?, fr. ? to see, view; cf. Skr. dhy[= a] to meditate, think. Cf. { Theory}.] 1. An edifice in which dramatic performances or spectacles are exhibited for the amusement of spectators; anciently uncovered, except the stage, but in modern times roofed. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Any room adapted to the exhibition of any performances before an assembly, as public lectures, scholastic exercises, anatomical demonstrations, surgical operations, etc. [ 1913 Webster] 3. That which resembles a theater in form, use, or the like; a place rising by steps or gradations, like the seats of a theater. -- Burns. [ 1913 Webster] Shade above shade, a woody theater Of stateliest view. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 4. A sphere or scheme of operation. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] For if a man can be partaker of God' s theater, he shall likewise be partaker of God' s rest. -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster] 5. A place or region where great events are enacted; as, the theater of war. [ 1913 Webster] Theatin22 Moby Thesaurus words for " theatre": acting, area, arena, auditorium, coliseum, drama, dramaturgy, hippodrome, histrionics, melodrama, opera house, performance, performing, playhouse, scene, setting, show business, stagecraft, staginess, the boards, the stage, theatrics
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