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单词 backstage
释义 backstage
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ adverb
Etymology: back (II) (used prepositionally by analogy with upstage, downstage) + stage
1. : in or to a backstage area
 < changes of costume to be made backstage — Winifred Bambrick >
 < rushed backstage after the performance >
2. : in a backstage setting : secretly, privately
 < officers of the convention were chosen backstage >
 < working backstage to gain support for his plan >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. : of, relating to, or occurring or carried on in a backstage
 < backstage voices and sounds to give the impression of a mob >
 < a backstage worker shifting scenery >
 < her backstage impersonations of the company's principal dancers — Current Biography >
2. : of or relating to the private lives of actors, actresses, or theater people
 < a backstage love affair >
or purporting to depict the private lives of theater people
 < a backstage musical >
3. : of or relating to the hidden, inner, or behind-the-scenes workings or operations (as of an organization or institution)
 < a key backstage figure in the new regime — Newsweek >
: concealed from public view
 < backstage deals and promises >
III. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: back (III) + stage
: the whole or any part of the area of a stage that is behind the proscenium; specifically : the dressing rooms of a theater
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