entr'acte
/ˈäⁿ(n)-ˌtrakt How to pronounce entr'acte (audio) -ˌträkt; äⁿ(n)-ˈtrakt, -ˈträkt How to pronounce entr'acte (audio)/ (ame, mw)
entr'acte — 名詞
1. a short performance, such as music or dancing, presented while a play pauses bef
幕間表演
兩幕之間穿插的短表演
a short performance, such as music or dancing, presented while a play pauses before the next act begins.
During the entr'acte, Daichi's violin solo kept the audience quietly listening.
在幕間表演時，Daichi 的小提琴獨奏讓觀眾安靜地聆聽。
entr'acte as music between acts
The director added an entr'acte with dancers before the tragic second act.
導演在悲劇性的第二幕前，加了一段有舞者的幕間表演。
At the entr'acte, Sofia sang a folk song behind the curtain.
到了幕間表演時，Sofia 在布幕後唱起了一首民謠。
Kabir composed a comic entr'acte after the courtroom scene ended.
Kabir 在法庭場景結束後，譜寫了一段滑稽的幕間表演。
- interlude
broader word for a short piece placed between larger parts
- stage number
more informal and usually less tied to classical theater
用法筆記
This sense names something performed during the pause, not the pause itself. It is most common in writing about theater, opera, and ballet.
2. the break in a theater when one act has finished and the next one has not starte
幕間休息
兩幕之間給觀眾休息的空檔
the break in a theater when one act has finished and the next one has not started yet.
Pedro bought coffee during the entr'acte before the curtain rose again.
Pedro 在幕間休息時買了咖啡，等著布幕再次升起。
during the entr'acte at a theater
At the entr'acte, Liam phoned home from the theater lobby.
到了幕間休息，Liam 在劇院大廳打電話回家。
Christopher stayed in his seat through the entr'acte to read the program.
Christopher 在幕間休息時留在座位上看節目單。
The ushers closed the doors as the entr'acte came to an end.
幕間休息快結束時，引座員把門關了起來。
- intermission
the standard North American word for this theater break
- interval
the usual British word for the same kind of break
- break
broader everyday word that is less tied to the theater
- continuation
focuses on the performance resuming instead of pausing
用法筆記
This sense names the pause between acts when the audience waits, moves around, or buys something. Use sense 1 when you mean a song, dance, or other piece presented in that pause.