🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

舞台布置

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Wǔtái bùzhì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stage-setting/ˈsteɪdʒˌsɛtɪŋ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这部剧的舞台布置非常精美。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The arrangement or preparation of a scene or environment for a performance or event.

    "The stage-setting for the play included elaborate backdrops and props."
  2. 2

    The context or environment in which events occur, particularly in a narrative or discussion.

    "The stage-setting for the debate was carefully crafted to highlight the key issues."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'stage-setting' combines 'stage', derived from the Old French 'estage' meaning a platform or raised area, and 'setting', from the Old English 'settan', meaning to place or put. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to describe the arrangement of elements in a theatrical context, later extending metaphorically to other fields.

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