used in the names of some theatres and concert halls （用于名称）剧院，音乐厅 CultureHippodrome is often used in the names of places of public entertainment in Britain, especially theatres, cinemas and concert halls. Several theatres in the US have also had the name. The most famous was the New York Hippodrome (1905-39), where Harry Houdini performed.- (North American English)
an arena, especially one used for horse shows 竞技场；（尤指）马术表演场 a track in ancient Greece or Rome on which horse races or chariot races took place （古希腊或古罗马的）赛马场，战车竞技场
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in sense (3)): from French, via Latin from Greek hippodromos, from hippos ‘horse’ + dromos ‘race, course’. The early sense led to the term's use as a grandiose name for a modern circus, later applied to other places of popular entertainment (sense (1), late 19th cent.).