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the upstage [noun]
upstage 作定语时修饰舞台后部的某个具体位置或物体，常见于舞台说明。
The prop is placed in the upstage corner.
道具放在舞台后部的角落里。
舞台后部的；在舞台后方的
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舞台后部的；在舞台后方的
at the rear of a stage
The prop is placed in the upstage corner.
道具放在舞台后部的角落里。
舞台后部
At the rear of a stage.
The director placed the piano in the upstage corner of the set.
导演把钢琴放在布景舞台后部的角落里。
The door is upstage, and the actors enter through it in the first scene.
那扇门在舞台后部，演员们在第一场从那里上场。
Try to keep all the heavy props upstage during the quick scene change.
快换场景时，尽量把所有笨重道具放在舞台后部。
upstage 作定语时修饰舞台后部的某个具体位置或物体，常见于舞台说明。
The prop is placed in the upstage corner.
道具放在舞台后部的角落里。
作表语时表示“位于舞台后部”，常用于描述舞台布景或道具的位置。
The sofa is upstage.
沙发在舞台后部。
Not this
The actors are backstage.
Use this
The actors are upstage.
backstage 指舞台幕后/后台，不是舞台上的后部；表示舞台后部（远离观众的一侧）要用 upstage，在句中作表语。
Not this
The director painted the upstairs part of the stage black.
Use this
The director painted the upstage part of the stage black.
upstairs 表示“楼上”，与舞台位置无关；upstage 才是“舞台后部的”。二者拼写相近，但词义完全不同。
Not this
The singer is in the upstage.
Use this
The singer is upstage.
upstage 是形容词，不能像名词一样跟在介词 in the 后面；表达“在舞台后部”直接用 be upstage 作表语即可，须去掉 in the。
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舞台后部区域
The actors waited in the upstage area.
演员们在舞台后部区域等候。
舞台后角
She placed the chair in the upstage corner.
她把椅子放在舞台后角。
舞台后墙
The backdrop was painted on the upstage wall.
背景画在舞台后墙上。
舞台后门
The characters entered through the upstage door.
角色们从舞台后门进入。
舞台后侧
The lighting rig was set up on the upstage side.
灯光设备安装在舞台后侧。
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联想剧场方位：up（后方）+stage（舞台）→舞台后部。
语域：formal 常见场景：theatre、stage directions、drama 该义项为戏剧领域的专业用语，多用于舞台说明或导演调度，比较常见于正式或技术性文本中。
这些词都与 upstage 中重读的 -stage 部分押韵，发音为 /steɪdʒ/。注意：upstage 的拼写容易让人联想到 upstairs /ˌʌpˈstɛrz/，但读音不同；另外 -age 结尾也可能读作 /ɪdʒ/，如 usage /ˈjuːsɪdʒ/。
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