mainpiece

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The primary play or other work performed at an evening's entertainment at the theatre, as opposed to smaller introductory or additional works.
    — A typical evening at the principal Dublin theatres could extend over five or six hours and consisted of a mainpiece, frequently with a prologue and epilogue, followed by one, and occasionally two, afterpieces.
  2. The principal part of a ship's head; the principal piece of timber in a rudder.

词形变化

mainpieces plural main-piece alternative

词源

From main + piece.
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