stage direction

noun
🔊/ˈsteɪdʒ dərekʃn/, 🔊/ˈsteɪdʒ daɪrekʃn/
🔊/ˈsteɪdʒ dərekʃn/, 🔊/ˈsteɪdʒ daɪrekʃn/
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  1. a note in the text of a play telling actors when to come on to or leave the stage, what actions to perform, etc.舞台指示(剧本中关于演员上下场、表演动作等的说明)
    • The stage direction reads, ‘Exit left’.舞台方向显示为“向左退出”。
    • Shakespeare's famous stage direction: ‘Exit, pursued by a bear.’莎士比亚著名的舞台指示:“退场,一只熊紧追在后。”
    • As the stage directions indicate, it is early morning in Moscow.按舞台说明所示,那是莫斯科的清晨。
    Topics Film and theatrec2