theatre/theater /ˈθiətə/ n. 1.[c]戏院,剧院,戏剧: go to the theatre 去看戏; the modern theatre 现代戏剧 The theatre is seated for a thousand.这戏院坐得下一千人。2.[c]手术室,阶梯教室: the operating theatre of the hospital 医院手术室;enter the lecture theatre 进入上课的阶梯教室 3. 戏剧界(带the): the friends from the theatre 戏剧界的朋友
theatrical /θiˈætrikəl/ adj. 剧场的;舞台的;戏剧的:theatrical productions戏剧演出(或作品);theatrical effect戏剧效果 I made my first theatrical appearance in a Shakespeare play.我初次登台演出的是莎士比亚剧。