英和和英

語源

From back +‎ stage.

発音

• IPA: /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/

• 韻: -eɪdʒ

形容詞

backstage (not comparable)

1. Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
2. Secret, concealed from the public.

派生語

• backstage Johnny
• backstage pass
• backstager

副詞

backstage (comparative more backstage, superlative most backstage)

1. Towards the area behind the stage.
2. Out of view of the public.
   • 1966, “Backstage”, performed by Gene Pitney:

     Backstage I'm lonely, backstage I cry / You've gone away and each night I seem to die a little

名詞

backstage (plural backstages)

1. The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
2. The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.
   • 2013, Raymond Fisk, Stephen Grove, Joby John, Services Marketing Interactive Approach, →ISBN, page 73:

     Another broad issue regarding the physical setting involves decisions about the setting's frontstage and backstage.

アナグラム

• back gates, backgates