hippodrome
- 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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