Word · Frequency #14626
amphitheaters
圆形剧场；竞技场
amphitheaters is the plural of amphitheater.
an oval stadium with tiers of seats, used for contests and spectacles
美式拼写；英式拼作 amphitheatre
- 1.
American form of amphitheatre.
amphitheatre的美式拼写。
- 2.
a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)
有观众座位的倾斜画廊(如手术室或剧院)
- 3.
an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held
一个椭圆形的大型体育场,设有阶梯座位；进行比赛和表演的场地
阶梯式观众席；梯形看台；amphitheatre的美式拼写。；有观众座位的倾斜画廊(如手术室或剧院)；一个椭圆形的大型体育场,设有阶梯座位；进行比赛和表演的场地；圆形剧场
In use
The ancient amphitheater could hold twenty thousand spectators.
We bought tickets to see a concert at the outdoor amphitheater.
Tourists often gather in the Roman amphitheater to watch the light show.
an amphitheater
amphitheater 是可数名词，前面可用不定冠词 an 表示泛指。
They built an amphitheater near the campus.
他们在校园附近建了一个圆形剧场。
in an amphitheater
表示地点时常用介词 in，强调处于剧场内部。
The concert was held in an amphitheater.
音乐会在一个圆形剧场举行。
the amphitheater
特指某个具体的圆形剧场时使用定冠词 the。
Connections
Collocations
- Roman amphitheater
- 罗马圆形剧场
- The Colosseum is a famous Roman amphitheater.罗马斗兽场是一座著名的罗马圆形剧场。
- ancient amphitheater
- 古代圆形剧场
- We visited an ancient amphitheater in the south of France.我们参观了法国南部的一座古代圆形剧场。
- open-air amphitheater
- 露天圆形剧场
- We watched the play in an open-air amphitheater.我们在一个露天圆形剧场观看了这场戏剧。
- amphitheater seating
- 阶梯式座位
- The new lecture hall has amphitheater seating.新演讲厅配有阶梯式座位。
Idioms & figurative uses
- natural amphitheater
- 天然环形剧场；天然环状谷地The town is built in a natural amphitheater surrounded by wooded hills.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个圆形大剧场，四周阶梯座位环绕中央舞台，amphi像‘环绕’，记住观众围成一圈。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：古代历史与考古、体育场馆与表演场所、教学或医疗场所的阶梯式观众席 这是 amphitheatre 的美式拼写（英式常见拼写为 amphitheatre）。它通常指古罗马式的圆形剧场或竞技场，也可指现代场馆中带有阶梯座位的观众席，多用于书面或中性叙述；在具体语境中词义会侧重“圆形剧场／竞技场”或“阶梯式观众席”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 theater（/ˈθiːətər/）与 amphitheater 真正押韵，其 -theater 部分读音一致。heater、greater、cater、later 虽然拼写以相似的 -eater/-ater 结尾，但读音不同，请注意区分。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.