put on theatricals
theatrical 指“戏剧演出”时通常用复数 theatricals，前面常搭配 put on、stage 等动词。
The village drama group puts on theatricals every spring.
村里的剧社每年春天都演出戏剧。
影院上映的商业片；戏剧工作者；戏剧从业人员；舞台表演,尤指业余者的演出。；商业制作的、在电影院上映的电影。
a stage performance, especially one by amateurs; a performance of a play
作复数 theatricals 时常指业余戏剧演出。
舞台表演,尤指业余者的演出。
A stage performance, especially one by amateurs.
戏剧表演
a performance of a play
商业制作的、在电影院上映的电影。
A commercially produced film to be shown in movie theaters.
在戏剧行业工作的人。
A person who works in theatre.
The community center is hosting a series of theatricals this winter.
社区中心今年冬天将举办一系列舞台演出。
用法提示：theatricals 是名词复数，意为“舞台演出”或“戏剧表演”
She joined an amateur theatrical group and appeared in several theatricals last year.
她加入了一个业余戏剧团体，去年参演了好几场舞台演出。
用法提示：theatricals 在此处为名词复数，指戏剧演出，尤其指业余的演出。
Many small towns rely on local theatricals to raise money for charity.
许多小镇依靠当地的戏剧演出为慈善事业筹款。
用法提示：theatricals 是名词，表示舞台表演，这里指当地的业余演出。
theatrical 指“戏剧演出”时通常用复数 theatricals，前面常搭配 put on、stage 等动词。
The village drama group puts on theatricals every spring.
村里的剧社每年春天都演出戏剧。
表示“参加戏剧演出”用 take part in theatricals，theatricals 本身已含复数意义，不再加 a。
Several teachers took part in the amateur theatricals.
几位老师参加了那场业余戏剧演出。
amateur theatricals 是常见搭配，指业余爱好者演出、而非专业剧团的戏剧。
The hall is often used for amateur theatricals.
这个礼堂经常用于业余戏剧演出。
grammar · medium
易错句子Our school drama club put on a theatricals last winter.
正确表达Our school drama club put on theatricals last winter.
表示“（尤指业余者的）舞台演出”时，theatricals 是复数名词，不能与不定冠词 a 连用。误句把单数冠词 a 和复数形式 theatricals 混在了一起，去掉 a 即符合复数名词的用法。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has worked in theatrical for over twenty years.
正确表达He has worked in theatre for over twenty years.
表示“戏剧这一行业/领域”时英语用 theatre，如 work in theatre。theatrical 作名词只指舞台演出，或指“从事戏剧工作的人”，不能用来表示行业或领域，所以介词后面的词应改为 theatre。
grammar · medium
易错句子The theatricals in the village hall was great fun.
正确表达The theatricals in the village hall were great fun.
theatricals 是复数名词，作主语时谓语动词必须用复数形式 were。汉语没有主谓一致的形态变化，学习者容易沿用单数 was，这里要与复数主语保持数的一致。
业余戏剧演出
The village hall hosts amateur theatricals every summer.
这个村礼堂每年夏天都举办业余戏剧演出。
私人戏剧演出（多为家庭内部进行）
In the nineteenth century, wealthy families often staged private theatricals at home.
十九世纪时，富裕家庭常常在家里演出私人戏剧。
上演戏剧；举办戏剧演出
The students put on theatricals at the end of every term.
学生们每学期末都会上演戏剧。
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