parterre
noun /pɑːˈteə(r)/
/pɑːrˈter/
(from French)- a flat area in a garden, with plants arranged in a formal design
花坛;花圃 - (especially North American English) the lower level in a theatre where the audience sits, especially the area below the balcony
(尤指戏院楼厅底下的)正厅观众席
词源early 17th cent.: from French, from par terre ‘on the ground’.