English Dictionary

theater

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈθi(ə)tɚ/

名詞

アメリカ英語 可算名詞 不可算名詞 軽蔑的 比喩的用法

A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.

日本語の意味

舞台と座席が備わり、演劇、公演、音楽演奏、儀式などが行われる建物や施設。

After months of rehearsals, the actors felt ready to perform at the new theater.

数か月のリハーサルを経て、俳優たちは新しい劇場で上演する準備が整ったと感じた。

意味（1）

A place or building, consisting of a stage and seating, in which an audience gathers to watch plays, musical performances, public ceremonies, and so on.

意味（2）

A region where a particular action takes place; a specific field of action, usually with reference to war.

Percy had been too big for the town since he got back from the war. He served in the Pacific theater, behind the lines keeping up the supply chain.

意味（3）

A lecture theatre.

意味（4）

(medicine) An operating theatre or locale for human experimentation.

This man is about to die, get him into theater at once!

意味（5）

(US) A cinema.

We sat in the back row of the theater and threw popcorn at the screen.

意味（6）

Drama or performance as a profession or art form.

I worked in theater for twenty-five years.

意味（7）

Any place rising by steps like the seats of a theater.

意味（8）

(figuratively, derogatory, often following a noun used attributively) A conspicuous but unproductive display of action.

The Senate confirmation hearings were just theater.

theaters （ plural ）