amphitheatre
參見：amphitheater 和 amphithéâtre
英语 编辑
词源 编辑
源自拉丁語 amphitheatrum，源自古希臘語 ἀμφιθέατρον (amphithéatron)。
发音 编辑
- (標準英音) 國際音標(幫助)：/ˈæmfɪˌθiːətə/, /ˈæmfɪˌθɪətə/, /ˈæmfiˌθiːətə/
- (通用美式) 國際音標(幫助)：/ˈæm.pəˌθi.(j)ə.tɚ/, /ˈæm.fəˌθi.(j)ə.tɚ/[1][2]
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名词 编辑
amphitheatre (複數 amphitheatres)
- 圆形剧场，圆形竞技场
- Ancient Roman amphitheatres were mostly oval or circular in plan, with seating tiers that surrounded the central performance area, like a modern open-air stadium.
- 古罗马圆形剧场的平面大多呈椭圆形或圆形，座位层围绕着中央表演区，就像现代的露天体育场一样。
- 1816, John Cam Hobhouse Baron Broughton, The Substance of Some Letters，頁號 192:
- We had previously visited the building prepared for the assemblage, which was a vast pentagonal semicircular amphitheatre of painted wood and canvas work, ...
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- 1994, J. A. B. Somerset, Shropshire, University of Toronto Press, →ISBN，頁號 388:
- The dry quarry in Shrewsbury [was] in use from at least 1445-6 [...until] 1568-9 (and perhaps beyond)[. ...] Location of this as the site of a semicircular amphitheatre [used in the 1400s and 1500s] is confirmed by the evidence, published in total for the first time in the present volume.
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- (地質學) 圆形凹地
- 1902, Charles Oman, A History of the Peninsular War，頁號 188:
- The difference between the approach to Baylen from the west and from the east, is that on the former side the traveller reaches the town through a semicircular amphitheatre of upland, while by the latter he comes up a V-shaped valley ...
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- 1939 September, A. F. N. Barnsdale, “The Neath & Brecon Railway”, 出自 Railway Magazine，頁號 188:
- Brecon or Aberhonddu, a typical Welsh town of 5,350 inhabitants, stands in a grand amphitheatre of hills and mountains at the confluence of the rivers Usk, Honddu, and Tarell.
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其他形式 编辑
- amphitheater (US)
衍生词汇 编辑
延伸阅读 编辑
amphitheatre在英語維基百科上的資料。維基百科 en
- ↑ “amphitheatre” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
- ↑ Paul Brians, Common Errors in English Usage (2008): "AMPITHEATER/AMPHITHEATER The classy way to pronounce the first syllable of this word is "amf," but if you choose the more popular "amp" remember that you still have to include the H after the P when spelling it."