amphitheatricadj.

Brit.

/ˌamfᵻθɪˈatrɪk/,

/ˌampᵻθɪˈatrɪk/, U.S.

/ˌæm(p)fəθiˈætrɪk/,

/ˌæmpəθiˈætrɪk/

Forms: 1600s amphitheatricke, 1600s amphitheatrike, 1700s– amphitheatric.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin amphitheātricus ; amphitheatre n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: Partly (in quot. 1601) < classical Latin amphitheātricus (also amphitheātrīticus) (of papyrus) made near the amphitheatre (Pliny) < amphitheātrum amphitheatre n. + -icus -ic suffix, and partly (in later use) < amphitheatre n. + -ic suffix. Compare slightly earlier amphitheatrical adj. and also theatric adj. With sense 2 compare earlier amphitheatral adj.Compare Middle French, French amphitheatrique (of papyrus) made near the amphitheatre (1562 in the passage translated in quot. 1601), (more generally) of or relating to an amphitheatre (1636). A Greek form *ἀμϕιθεατρικός is apparently not attested.

1. Of or relating to an amphitheatre; performed in an amphitheatre.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > [adjective] > amphitheatre

amphitheatrical1599

amphitheatric1601

amphitheatral1616

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xiii. xii. 392 Next to them in goodnesse was reputed the Paper Amphitheatrike [L. amphitheatricae; Fr. les Amphitheatriques], which name was given unto it of the place where it was made.

1790 J. Bell Bell's New Pantheon I. 323/2 Such were the Scenic Games, combats of gladiators, tragedies, comedies, and other theatric and amphitheatric sports.

1903 J. McCarthy Portrait Sixties xxiv. 459 The heroine of a controversy about the proprieties or improprieties of theatric or amphitheatric costume.

1959 W. M. Merchant Shakespeare & Artist i. 14 An invaluable illustrated article on the related ideas of amphitheatric performance and ‘mnemotechnics’.

2003 L. Watson & P. Watson in Martial Select Epigrams 180 Postulating the identification of the amphitheatric lion with the Nemean lion slain by Hercules.

2. Resembling an amphitheatre; rising all round like the tiered seating of an amphitheatre.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > inclined from level or sloping > sloping upwards all round

amphitheatral1615

amphitheatrical1729

amphitheatric1743

theatric1764

theatrical1766

1743 tr. F. Serao Nat. Hist. Mount Vesuvius Introd. 31 Its Sides continued entire, by which Means the whole took an amphitheatric Form [It. la somiglianza di un Anfiteatro].

1793 J. Nott Chem. Diss. on Thermal Waters of Pisa 12 The Pisan mountains are part of an amphitheatric chain, extending from N. W. to E.

1850 B. Taylor Eldorado II. vii. 238 I went on deck, in the misty daybreak, to take a parting look at the town and its amphitheatric hills.

1911 Collier's 19 Aug. 17/2 He beheld, in mortal humiliation, an amphitheatric gallery of grins.

1941 Agric. Hist. Oct. 164 On this amphitheatric curvature lay New Orleans.

2007 K. Drew & A. Sorensen Make the Most of Time on Earth 150/1 The craggy coast zigzagged south to Kiuni, an amphitheatric bay lined with swanky yachts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amphitheatric
释义	amphitheatricadj. Brit. /ˌamfᵻθɪˈatrɪk/, /ˌampᵻθɪˈatrɪk/, U.S. /ˌæm(p)fəθiˈætrɪk/, /ˌæmpəθiˈætrɪk/ Forms: 1600s amphitheatricke, 1600s amphitheatrike, 1700s– amphitheatric. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin amphitheātricus ; amphitheatre n., -ic suffix. Etymology: Partly (in quot. 1601) < classical Latin amphitheātricus (also amphitheātrīticus) (of papyrus) made near the amphitheatre (Pliny) < amphitheātrum amphitheatre n. + -icus -ic suffix, and partly (in later use) < amphitheatre n. + -ic suffix. Compare slightly earlier amphitheatrical adj. and also theatric adj. With sense 2 compare earlier amphitheatral adj.Compare Middle French, French amphitheatrique (of papyrus) made near the amphitheatre (1562 in the passage translated in quot. 1601), (more generally) of or relating to an amphitheatre (1636). A Greek form ἀμϕιθεατρικός is apparently not attested. 1. Of or relating to an amphitheatre; performed in an amphitheatre. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > a public show or spectacle > [adjective] > amphitheatre amphitheatrical1599 amphitheatric1601 amphitheatral1616 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World* I. xiii. xii. 392 Next to them in goodnesse was reputed the Paper Amphitheatrike [L. amphitheatricae; Fr. les Amphitheatriques], which name was given unto it of the place where it was made. 1790 J. Bell Bell's New Pantheon I. 323/2 Such were the Scenic Games, combats of gladiators, tragedies, comedies, and other theatric and amphitheatric sports. 1903 J. McCarthy Portrait Sixties xxiv. 459 The heroine of a controversy about the proprieties or improprieties of theatric or amphitheatric costume. 1959 W. M. Merchant Shakespeare & Artist i. 14 An invaluable illustrated article on the related ideas of amphitheatric performance and ‘mnemotechnics’. 2003 L. Watson & P. Watson in Martial Select Epigrams 180 Postulating the identification of the amphitheatric lion with the Nemean lion slain by Hercules. 2. Resembling an amphitheatre; rising all round like the tiered seating of an amphitheatre. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > inclined from level or sloping > sloping upwards all round amphitheatral1615 amphitheatrical1729 amphitheatric1743 theatric1764 theatrical1766 1743 tr. F. Serao Nat. Hist. Mount Vesuvius Introd. 31 Its Sides continued entire, by which Means the whole took an amphitheatric Form [It. la somiglianza di un Anfiteatro]. 1793 J. Nott Chem. Diss. on Thermal Waters of Pisa 12 The Pisan mountains are part of an amphitheatric chain, extending from N. W. to E. 1850 B. Taylor Eldorado II. vii. 238 I went on deck, in the misty daybreak, to take a parting look at the town and its amphitheatric hills. 1911 Collier's 19 Aug. 17/2 He beheld, in mortal humiliation, an amphitheatric gallery of grins. 1941 Agric. Hist. Oct. 164 On this amphitheatric curvature lay New Orleans. 2007 K. Drew & A. Sorensen Make the Most of Time on Earth 150/1 The craggy coast zigzagged south to Kiuni, an amphitheatric bay lined with swanky yachts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1601
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