colosseum

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colosseum — noun

  • colosseumsingular
  • colosseumsplural

1. the famous amphitheatre in the centre of Rome, completed nearly two thousand yea

1.名詞B1
釋義

the famous amphitheatre in the centre of Rome, completed nearly two thousand years ago for gladiator fights and public spectacles

例句

Hao took dozens of photos of the colosseum when he visited Rome last spring.

the colosseum meaning the one in Rome

Minh and her family stood in line to tour the colosseum at sunset.

文法句型

the colosseum

the Colosseum

用法筆記

Often written with a capital C (the Colosseum) when referring to the specific building in Rome. This is the original and most famous colosseum.

2. a vast oval stadium with rows of seats all around, built in Roman times for publ

2.名詞B2
釋義

a vast oval stadium with rows of seats all around, built in Roman times for public shows and contests

例句

The archaeologists uncovered a small colosseum buried under the modern town square.

colosseum as a countable noun for any Roman arena

Gita showed her children drawings of what the old colosseum might have looked like.

同義詞
  • amphitheatre

    a more general word for any oval or circular open-air venue with tiered seats

  • arena

    focuses on the central performance space rather than the whole structure

  • stadium

    the modern equivalent, typically larger and used mainly for sports

文法句型

a colosseum

the colosseum

colosseums