arena

英 [ə'riːnə] 美 [ə'riːnə]

n.竞技场

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◉Etymology

“Arena” 这个单词的词源可以追溯到拉丁语 “harena”，最初用来指代沙地或沙场。随着时间的推移，这个词开始被用来描述一个竞技场、表演场所或辩论场所，通常是一个设定了特定活动或竞争的场地。

◉外刊例句

① The store will serve as a stage and arena for fashion designers to showcase their creativity. 《卫报》 - 2023年3月

这个商店将成为时尚设计师们展示创意的舞台和竞技场。

② The movie set a new record at the box office, becoming the biggest winner of the summer arena. 《纽约时报》 - 2023年8月

这部电影在票房方面创下了新的纪录，成为夏季档的最大赢家。

◉Usage Examples

(1) The Roman arena was very famous.

(2) The arena was crowded with thousands of spectators.

(1) 罗马竞技场是很出名的。

(2) 竞技场中挤满了数千名观众。

◉Usage Notes

If you're watching a college basketball game in person, chances are you're in an arena — a building specially designed for sporting events and large-scale rock concerts.

There's not much difference between an arena and a stadium, although an arena is enclosed and a stadium sometimes has an open roof. Football is usually played in a stadium, while basketball and other sports typically hold their games in arenas. The word arena originally meant "place of combat," and it's sometimes still used this way. Its root is harena, a kind of sand that was supposedly used on the floor during ancient Roman battles to soak up spilled blood.

◉Colins

1. [N-COUNT 可数名词]运动场；竞技场；体育场 An arena is a place where sports, entertainments, and other public events take place. It has seats around it where people sit and watch.

...the largest indoor sports arena in the world.

世界上最大的室内体育场

2. [N-COUNT 可数名词]活动领域；舞台 You can refer to a field of activity, especially one where there is a lot of conflict or action, as an arena of a particular kind. [usu with supp]

He made it clear he had no intention of withdrawing from the political arena...

他清楚地表明他无意退出政治舞台。

Oil speculation proved a natural arena for his skills.

在石油业中进行投机活动对他来说游刃有余。