| 单词 | amphitheater |
| 释义 | amphitheater (æmfiθɪətər) Word forms: amphitheatersregional note: in BRIT, use amphitheatre countable noun An amphitheater is a large open area surrounded by rows of seats sloping upward. Amphitheaters were built mainly in Greek and Roman times for the performance of plays. amphitheater in American English (ˈæmfəˌθiətər) or ˈamphiˌtheatre (ˈæmfəˌθiətər) noun 1. a round or oval building with an open space (arena) surrounded by rising rows of seats 2. a scene of conflict, competition, etc.; arena 3. a sloping gallery in a theater 4. a lecture hall with a sloping gallery, esp. one for observing surgical procedures in a medical school or hospital 5. a level place surrounded by rising ground Derived forms amphitheatric (ˌamphitheˈatric) (ˌæmfəθiˈætrɪk) adjective or ˌamphitheˈatrical Word origin L amphitheatrum < Gr amphitheatron: see amphi- & theaterExamples of 'amphitheater' in a sentence |
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