A group of performers — dancers, actors, singers, circus people — who work and usually travel together as one company. The key idea is togetherness over time: a troupe rehearses together, tours together, shares a name. Ten dancers hired for one night are not a troupe; the same ten who tour for three years are.

A group of performers一群表演者—— dancers, actors, singers, circus people像舞者、演員、歌手、馬戲團的人—— who work and usually travel together as one company通常一起工作、一起巡演，像一個團體一樣。 The key idea is togetherness over time關鍵在於長期一起行動： a troupe rehearses together, tours together, shares a name一個troupe會一起排練、一起巡演，共用一個名字。 Ten dancers hired for one night十個只被請來表演一晚的舞者 are not a troupe不算troupe； the same ten who tour for three years are但同樣這十個人如果巡演了三年，那就是。

You will meet it most often with dance, theatre and circus: 'a folk dance troupe', 'a touring theatre troupe', 'an acrobatic troupe'. It feels slightly old-fashioned and slightly romantic, carrying pictures of caravans and painted wagons; modern professional groups more often call themselves a company.

You will meet it most often with dance, theatre and circus這個字最常出現在舞蹈、戲劇和馬戲的場合： 'a folk dance troupe', 'a touring theatre troupe', 'an acrobatic troupe'像'a folk dance troupe'、'a touring theatre troupe'、'an acrobatic troupe'這樣的說法。 It feels slightly old-fashioned and slightly romantic這個字帶點老派、帶點浪漫的味道， carrying pictures of caravans and painted wagons讓人聯想到大篷車和彩繪馬車的畫面； modern professional groups more often call themselves a company現代的專業團體比較常自稱為company。

There is also 'trouper', a person in such a group, which has taken on a life of its own — calling someone 'a real trouper' means they keep going cheerfully through difficulty, from the old idea that the show must go on.

There is also 'trouper'另外還有'trouper'這個字， a person in such a group指這種團體裡的一員， which has taken on a life of its own但它自己發展出了新的意思——calling someone 'a real trouper'說一個人是'a real trouper' means they keep going cheerfully through difficulty意思是這個人碰到困難還是能樂觀地撐下去， from the old idea that the show must go on來自「表演一定要繼續下去」這個老觀念。

Note the tiny spelling trap built into the word: troupe and troop are the same word arriving in English twice, and English kept both spellings to split the jobs — troupe for performers, troop for soldiers.

Note the tiny spelling trap built into the word要注意這個字裡藏著一個小小的拼字陷阱： troupe and troop are the same word arriving in English twice其實troupe和troop是同一個字進入英文兩次， and English kept both spellings to split the jobs英文把這兩種拼法都留了下來、分工使用——troupe for performers, troop for soldiers troupe用在表演者、troop用在軍隊。