hippodrome

hippodrome
[ˈhɪpədrəʊm]
noun
  1. [as name]a theatre or concert hall
    剧院，音乐厅
    the Birmingham Hippodrome.
    伯明翰剧院。
  2. (in ancient Greece or Rome) a course for chariot or horse races
    （古希腊，古罗马）战车比赛场，赛马场
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (in sense 2): from French, via Latin from Greek hippodromos, from hippos 'horse' + dromos 'race, course'. The early sense led to the term's use as a grandiose name for a modern circus, later applied to other places of popular entertainment (sense 1, late 19th cent.)
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