Theatres were closed during the Commonwealth.是什么意思？

Theatres were closed during the Commonwealth.

在英国共和政体时期, 剧场都关闭了。

theatres

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例句
Three million people will visit theatres in the annual six-week season.
在每年为期6周的戏剧季里，会有300万人去看戏。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

closed

adj. 关闭着的，封闭着的，密闭着的，保密的，<美>准备好了的，定了契约的；v. “close”的过去式和过去分词；

例句
We closed our offices at 2:00 p.m. to give employees time to absorb the bad news.
我们下午两点就放工了，以便给员工时间来慢慢接受这一坏消息。

during

prep. 在…的时候，在…期间，当…之时，其间；

例句
...the accrual of funds used during construction.
建设过程中资金的累积

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

commonwealth

n. 共和国，联邦，团体，协会；

例句
...the biennial Commonwealth conference.
两年一届的英联邦会议