coliseum
/ˌkɒləˈsiːəm/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːləˈsiːəm/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkä-lə-ˈsē-əm/ (ame, mw)
coliseum — noun
- coliseumsingular
- coliseumsplural
1. a very large building, usually round or oval, where crowds gather to watch sport
a very large building, usually round or oval, where crowds gather to watch sports games, concerts, or other big public events.
Salma drove two hours to see her favourite band play at the coliseum.
at the coliseum (location of an event)
The new coliseum in Taipei holds nearly twenty thousand fans on basketball nights.
coliseum holds [number] people (capacity collocation)
Tyler and his cousins lined up outside the coliseum hours before the wrestling match started.
Workers cleaned the coliseum floor after the rodeo and before the morning show.
Vikram bought cheap seats high in the coliseum and still enjoyed the boxing match.
- arena
more general; any enclosed performance/sports space, indoor or outdoor
- stadium
usually outdoor and sports-focused; coliseum often suggests bigger or multipurpose
- amphitheatre
stresses the tiered oval shape; often used of ancient or open-air venues
文法句型
a/the coliseum
at the coliseum
用法筆記
Often the proper name of a specific venue (e.g. Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Taipei Arena formerly Taipei Coliseum); when used as a common noun it almost always refers to a modern indoor arena, not the ancient Roman amphitheatre — for that, use 'Colosseum' (capital C).