amphitheatre
noun /ˈæmfɪθɪətə(r)/
/ˈæmfɪθiːətər/
(US English amphitheater)
- enlarge imagea round building without a roof and with rows of seats that rise in steps around an open space. Amphitheatres were used especially in ancient Greece and Rome for public entertainments.
（尤指古希腊和古罗马的）圆形露天剧场，圆形露天竞技场 - The Roman amphitheatre stands just outside the fortress walls.
古罗马竞技场就坐落在城墙外。
- The Roman amphitheatre stands just outside the fortress walls.
- a room, hall or theatre with rows of seats that rise in steps
阶梯式座位大厅（或剧场、室） - (specialist) an open space that is surrounded by high sloping land
圆形凹地 - The path emerges from the gorge into an open amphitheatre with slopes all around.
这条小路从峡谷延伸到一个开阔的圆形剧场，四周都是斜坡。
- The path emerges from the gorge into an open amphitheatre with slopes all around.
词源late Middle English: via Latin from Greek amphitheatron, from amphi ‘on both sides’ + theatron, from theasthai ‘behold’.