| 释义 |
cavea Rom. Antiq.|ˈkeɪvɪə|
Pl. -æ.
[L., = a hollow.]
The auditorium of an ancient theatre, so called from its concave shape; also the whole theatre.
1611Coryat Crudities 314 The seats or benches..incompassing the Cavea. 1842L. Schmitz in W. Smith Dict. Gr. & Rom. Antiquities 959/1 The whole of the cavea in the Attic theatre must have contained about 50,000 spectators. 1886Athenæum 4 Dec. 751/2 The peculiarity of this theatre [at Laurium] is the strange form of the cavea, which sweeps inward in a loop to the right as viewed from the proscenium. 1955Times 19 Aug. 2/5 Extending 263 ft. in diameter, the hollow of the cavea is divided into five blocks of white marble seats, separated by narrow stairways. |