downstage
downstage — 副詞
1. moving to or standing at the part of a theatre stage that is nearest to the audi
向前臺
移向或位於舞臺前方靠近觀眾的位置
moving to or standing at the part of a theatre stage that is nearest to the audience
Lisa stepped downstage and raised her hand to silence the crowd.
Lisa 向前臺跨了一步，舉手示意觀眾安靜。
verb + downstage: stepped downstage
The director asked Adisa to stand further downstage during the song.
導演請 Adisa 在演唱時站得更靠前臺一些。
stand + downstage for fixed position
Esteban walked downstage, knelt on one knee, and began the monologue.
Esteban 走向前臺，單膝跪地，開始了獨白。
Quan signalled for the choir to move downstage before the curtain rose.
Quan 示意合唱團在布幕升起前往前臺移動。
The young actor ran downstage and hugged the surprised lead performer.
那位年輕演員跑向前臺，擁抱了驚訝的主角。
- stage front
less common; mainly used in stage-direction notes
- forestage
rare, technical term for the front part of a stage
文法句型
verb + downstage
stand/be + downstage
用法筆記
Originally from raked (sloped) stages where the front was physically lower than the back. Distinguish from 'upstage' (moving toward the back of the stage).
常見錯誤
downstage — 形容詞
- downstagepositive
- more downstagecomparative
- most downstagesuperlative
1. describing the area, objects, or positions at the front of a theatre stage, clos
前臺的
位於舞臺前方區域的
describing the area, objects, or positions at the front of a theatre stage, close to the audience
The downstage microphone picked up every whisper from the actors.
前臺的麥克風捕捉到演員們的每一個耳語。
downstage + noun: downstage microphone
Noor tripped over a loose cable near the downstage edge of the set.
Noor 被布景前臺邊緣附近的一條鬆脫電線絆倒了。
A bright light flooded the downstage area just as the villain appeared.
一道強光照亮了前臺區域，正好在反派登場的時候。
Piotr stood in the downstage corner, waiting for his cue to enter.
Piotr 站在前臺角落，等待他的出場提示。
The downstage props included a wooden chair and a small round table.
前臺的道具包括一把木椅和一張小圓桌。
- front-stage
less common variant, hyphenated form used in some theatre contexts
- upstage
describing the area at the back of the stage, away from the audience
文法句型
downstage + noun
用法筆記
Always attributive (before the noun it describes). You cannot say 'the microphone is downstage' — use the adverb sense for that construction.
常見錯誤
downstage — 名詞
1. the front part of a theatre stage — the section right in front of the audience w
舞臺前區
舞臺最靠近觀眾的那一部分
the front part of a theatre stage — the section right in front of the audience where performers are most visible
Hugo washed the downstage with a soft blue light for the night scene.
Hugo 用柔和的藍光打亮了舞臺前區，營造夜景氛圍。
Isabela walked across the downstage and bowed deeply to the audience.
Isabela 走過舞臺前區，向觀眾深深鞠躬。
across the downstage — preposition + noun
The trapdoor on the downstage opened slowly, releasing smoke onto the stage.
舞臺前區的活板門緩緩打開，煙霧湧上了舞臺。
Kabir placed three chairs across the downstage before the second act began.
Kabir 在第二幕開始前將三張椅子擺在舞臺前區。
A large rug covered most of the downstage, hiding the marks beneath it.
一張大地毯覆蓋了舞臺前區的大部分，遮住了下方的標記。
- upstage
the back part of the stage, farthest from the audience
文法句型
on the downstage
across the downstage
the downstage of + noun
用法筆記
Usually appears with 'the'. Sometimes used with 'of' to show what it belongs to: 'the downstage of the old theatre'.