onstage
UK/ɒn'steɪdʒ/US/'ɔn'steidʒ/
B1
Definitions
adj.
On or relating to the visible part of a stage
台上的，舞台上的
adv.
Onto or on the stage
在舞台上，登台
Root Breakdown
Native Englishon-prefix
+
stageroot
=onstage
on + stage. Stage comes (via Old French) from Latin stare ('to stand') — originally a platform you stand on. Onstage means up on that platform, in view of the audience (opposite of offstage/backstage).
Common Collocations
- 1.come onstage登台
- 2.onstage performance舞台表演
- 3.onstage presence舞台表现力
Example Sentences
- 1.
The band came onstage to a roar of applause.
- 2.
She looked completely calm onstage.