theater的词源

英文词源

theater (n.): late 14c., "open air place in ancient times for viewing spectacles and plays," from Old French theatre (12c., Modern French théâtre, improperly accented) and directly from Latin theatrum "play-house, theater; stage; spectators in a theater" (source also of Spanish, Italian teatro), from Greek theatron "theater; the people in the theater; a show, a spectacle," literally "place for viewing," from theasthai "to behold" (related to thea "a view, a seeing; a seat in the theater," theates "spectator") + -tron, suffix denoting place.

Meaning "building where plays are shown" is from 1570s in English. Transferred sense of "plays, writing, production, the stage" is from 1660s. Generic sense of "place of action" is from 1580s; especially "region where war is being fought" (1914). Spelling with -re arose late 17c. and prevailed in Britain after c. 1700 by French influence, but American English retained or revived the older spelling in -er.

这个词最初来自希腊语的thea，意思是“看”；以后变作theaomai，意思是“观看”；进而变成theatron，意思是“观看（节目）的地方”。进入拉丁语后变为theatrum；进入中古英语后变成theatre.现在，美国英语中写作theater；英国英语仍保留着theatre的写法。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：theater 词源，theater 含义。

来自拉丁语 theatrum,戏院，剧院，来自希腊语 theatron,戏院，剧院，来自 theaomai,看，观察，词源同 theory.-trum,-tron,-ther,-der,工具格后缀，或表位置，词源同 tether,rudder.后引申词义手术室等。