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    proscenium

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Theatre
    pro·sce·ni·um /prəˈsiːniəm, prəʊ- $ prə-, proʊ-/ noun [countable] technical  APTthe part of a theatre stage that is in front of the curtain 〔剧院〕幕布前的舞台部分，前舞台台口 the proscenium arch (=the arch over the stage where the curtain can be attached) 舞台前台口的拱架
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    proscenium• We were having them simply marching across the proscenium curtain.• As soon as the infant Arthur was old enough to be propped against the proscenium arch, he was included in the turn.• Stella tiptoed from the proscenium arch, shielding her eyes from the glare of the footlights.• Joe Longthorne pops his head round the proscenium arch on the way to his dressing room.• The garlands that swathed the proscenium arch took the audience right on to the stage - in spirit.• This production flaunts a major advantage the National has over traditional West End theaters, with their proscenium stages.proscenium arch• A need to nod and wink to the audience; to fill in the gaps often elsewhere concealed by a proscenium arch.• As soon as the infant Arthur was old enough to be propped against the proscenium arch, he was included in the turn.• Stella tiptoed from the proscenium arch, shielding her eyes from the glare of the footlights.• Joe Longthorne pops his head round the proscenium arch on the way to his dressing room.• The garlands that swathed the proscenium arch took the audience right on to the stage - in spirit.    Origin proscenium (1600-1700) Latin Greek proskenion, from skene “building in front of which plays are performed”
    pro·sce·ni·um nounChineseSyllable
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    proscenium
    pro‧sce‧ni‧um /prəˈsiːniəm, prəʊ- $ prə-, proʊ-/ noun [countable] technical
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: Latin
     Origin: Greek proskenion, from skene __building in front of which plays are performed__
    the part of a theatre stage that is in front of the curtain:
        the proscenium arch (=the arch over the stage where the curtain can be attached)


    pro·scen·iumBrE /prəˈsiːniəm/ 🔊NAmE /prəˈsiːniəm/ 🔊 nounthe part of the stage in a theatre that is in front of the curtain 台口（剧场舞台帷幕前的部分）◆a traditional theatre with a proscenium arch (= one that forms a frame for the stage where the curtain is opened) 舞台有拱形框架的传统剧场

    backdrop, costume, curtain, footlights, prop, proscenium, scenery, set, stage, the wings