看得到的那座場館
字面上的那個空間，也是後面那層意思長出來的地方。
sports or event venue · noun · B2
A large building with an open central space surrounded by seats, used for sports, concerts, or big shows.
競技場 / 體育館
核心畫面
Picture a big open floor with seats rising all the way around it. Whoever steps onto that floor is in the middle, with nowhere to hide — every seat is pointed at them, and whatever happens down there happens in front of everyone. That shape is the whole word: an open space, a ring of , and something being contested in the centre.
可以想成一片空曠的場地，四面的座位一層一層往上圍著它。走到場中央的人就站在所有人的正中間，沒有地方可以躲——每個座位…更多收起
可以想成一片空曠的場地，四面的座位一層一層往上圍著它。走到場中央的人就站在所有人的正中間，沒有地方可以躲——每個座位都朝著他，底下發生的任何事，全場都看得見。這個形狀就是整個字：一塊空地、一圈觀眾，中間有人在較量。英文的 arena 一直保著這個「被看著」的味道，所以它比 hall、center 這種中性的場地字更有張力。Two branches
沒有屋頂的那個「場」
把座位和牆拿掉，只留下「大家都看得到、而且有人在較量」這件事，剩下的就是政治、商場、國際外交這種場合。用這個字的時候，說話的人其實是在說：這裡跟競技場一樣，你的一舉一動都有人在看，而且有輸有贏。
a field of activity · noun · C1
An area of public life where people take part, compete, or argue, such as politics or business.
領域 / 舞台
原始詞典資料11 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Arenaname
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A township in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States.
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An extinct town in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States.
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A town and village therein, in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.
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A former hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Frontier No. 19, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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A comune in Vibo Valentia province, Calabria, Italy.
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A village in Naqadeh County, West Azerbaijan Province, north-west Iran.
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historicalAn ancient Roman city at Bou Saâda, Algeria.
arenanoun/əˈɹiːnə/
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An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (North America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).
- A large crowd filled the seats of the arena.
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The building housing such an area; specifically, a very large, often round building, often topped with a dome, designated for indoor sporting or other major events, such as concerts.
- The arena is grey with white beams.
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historicalThe sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
- The gladiators entered the arena.
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A realm in which events take place; an area of interest, study, behaviour, etc.
- The company was a player in the maritime insurance arena.
- But transects have also been utilised in a large variety of arenas, including surveying the contents of Amerindian earthen mounds, determining levels of anti-rabies vaccinations in village dogs, and examining ecological factors under the canopy of trees growing in agricultural areas.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。