英语词汇in the wings的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	in the wings
词源	in the wings; proscenium. The unseen backstage part on both sides of the stage of a proscenium theater is called the wings. The expression in the wings has come to mean someone waiting in the wings, like an actor ready to go onstage, some- one available on short notice, as in “At least one presidential candidate is waiting in the wings.” Proscenium refers to the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium and was once a term for the stage itself.
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