🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

后台

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hòutái

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Backstage/ˈbæk.steɪdʒ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"演员们在演出前聚集在后台。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The area behind the stage in a theater where actors and crew prepare and wait.

    "The actors gathered backstage before the curtain rose."
As adverb
  1. 1

    In or to the area behind the stage.

    "The director called for the actors to come backstage after the show."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'backstage' originates from the combination of 'back' and 'stage', referring to the area behind the stage in a theater where performers prepare and wait. It has evolved to encompass not only physical spaces but also metaphorical contexts in various industries.

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