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be called [Name] Playhouse
Playhouse 用在剧院专名中通常首字母大写，如 the Woodside Playhouse；普通用法中则小写。
Their local theatre is called the Woodside Playhouse.
他们当地的剧院叫伍德赛德剧院。
剧院；剧场
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
剧院；剧场
A venue for performing plays; a theater.
Their local theatre is called the Woodside Playhouse.
他们当地的剧院叫伍德赛德剧院。
表演戏剧的场所
A venue for performing plays.
The children spent the whole afternoon playing in their wooden playhouse in the backyard.
孩子们整个下午都在后院的木头玩具房里玩耍。
We bought a colorful plastic playhouse for our daughter's birthday.
我们为女儿的生日买了一个彩色塑料玩具屋。
The old playhouse in the park was repainted and now looks like a tiny cottage.
公园里旧的儿童游戏屋被重新粉刷，现在看起来像一个小别墅。
Playhouse 用在剧院专名中通常首字母大写，如 the Woodside Playhouse；普通用法中则小写。
Their local theatre is called the Woodside Playhouse.
他们当地的剧院叫伍德赛德剧院。
表示地点时常用 at the playhouse；若要强调在建筑内部，也可用 in the playhouse。
She met her friends at the playhouse before the show.
演出前，她在剧院和朋友们碰面。
playhouse 后可直接跟 that 引导的定语从句，补充说明该剧院的用途或特点。
It is a playhouse that hosts touring performances.
这是一座承办巡回演出的剧院。
需要表达‘将某处改建成剧院’时，可用 convert [地方] into a playhouse；也常用被动形式 be converted into a playhouse。
They converted an old warehouse into a playhouse.
他们把一座旧仓库改造成了剧院。
Not this
I went to playhouse last night to watch a play.
Use this
I went to the playhouse last night to watch a play.
英语中可数名词单数不能裸用，前面需要加限定词（如 the 或 a）。中文没有冠词，所以易漏掉；这里特指某个剧院，应用定冠词 the。
Not this
The actors performed on the playhouse.
Use this
The actors performed at the playhouse.
表示在某个场所（剧院）演出或观看，介词用 at；on 表示在物体表面上，用在 playhouse 上会错误地理解为“在房子顶上”。
Not this
There are two playhouse in this district.
Use this
There are two playhouses in this district.
playhouse 是可数名词，复数形式为 playhouses。中文名词没有复数变化，因此学习者易漏掉词尾 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
社区剧院
The community playhouse stages three shows every summer.
这家社区剧院每年夏天上演三部剧。
历史悠久的剧院
The historic playhouse has been operating since 1912.
这座历史悠久的剧院自1912年起一直营业。
当地剧院
She got her first acting job at the local playhouse.
她在当地剧院得到了第一份表演工作。
夏季剧院
He spent the summer working at a summer playhouse in Maine.
他在缅因州的一家夏季剧院工作了一个夏天。
保留剧目剧院
The repertory playhouse changes its bill every week.
这家保留剧目剧院每周更换剧目。
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把 playhouse 拆成 play（表演）+ house（房子）：一栋用来演戏的房子，就是剧院。
语域：formal 常见场景：历史与建筑介绍、剧院专有名称、正式评论或文学描写 作“剧场”讲时，playhouse 多用于正式书面语、历史叙述或剧院名称中；日常口语通常更常说 theater。
可数名词，复数形式为playhouses
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