| 单词 | opposite prompt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasopposite prompt opposite prompt n. Theatre the offstage area or part of the proscenium on the opposite side to that on which the prompter sits, usually that to the right of an actor facing the audience. ΚΠ 1799 T. Knight Turnpike-gate (front matter) The old, but ridiculous, signs of P.S. meaning Prompt Side; and O.P. meaning Opposite Prompt. 1874 C. G. Shanks in Appleton's Jrnl. 6 June 713/1 [They] looked down from their proscenium-box (opposite prompt). 1916 A. E. Krows Play Production in Amer. xi. 76 It depends altogether upon the physical construction of the stage and relative positions of the dressing rooms and offices, which is P. or O.P.—Opposite Prompt—Side. 1997 S. Wells Shakespeare in Theatre 87 O.P., ‘Opposite Prompt’, a term usually used in British theatre to mean stage right, although sometimes stage left. < as lemmas |
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