understudy
- IPA[ˈəndərˌstədē]
美式
- (in the theater) a person who learns another's role in order to be able to act as a replacement at short notice
- learn (a role) or the role played by (an actor)
verb: understudy, 3rd person present: understudies, gerund or present participle: understudying, past tense: understudied, past participle: understudied
noun: understudy, plural noun: understudies
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. (in the theater) a person who learns another's role in order to be able to act as a replacement at short notice I was understudy for the lead role in the opera
動詞
- 1. learn (a role) or the role played by (an actor) he had to understudy Prospero
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈʌndəˌstʌdi]
英式
- (in the theatre) a person who learns another's role in order to be able to act at short ... he has played as understudy to Celtic's usual goalkeeper I was understudy for the lead role in the opera
- study (a role or actor) as an understudy: he had to understudy Prospero
Oxford Dictionary
