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hippodrome

英 ['h?p?dr??m] 美['h?p?drom]
  • n. 競技場;跑馬場(古希臘)

英文詞源


hippodrome (n.)
1580s, from French hippodrome, from Latin hippodromos "race course," from Greek hippodromos "chariot road, race course for chariots," from hippos "horse" (see equine) + dromos "course" (see dromedary). In modern use for "circus performance place," and thus extended to "large theater for stage shows."

雙語例句


1. After it closed its doors in 1939, the Hippodrome Theater presented its final spectacle: the building's demolition.
在競技場劇院于1939年關(guān)閉前, 最后一場表演是: 建筑物的破壞.

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2. The originals were stolen from Constantinople's hippodrome, or chariot racing arena, during the Fourth Crusade.
原物是在第四次十字軍東征中,從君士坦丁堡的馬車競技場中偷出來的.

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