The actor missed his cue and came onto the stage late.是什么意思？

The actor missed his cue and came onto the stage late.

这演员错过了向他发出的提示, 上场晚了。

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。

actor

n. 演员（尤指男演员），行动者，参与者；

例句
His father was an actor in the Cantonese Opera Company...
他的父亲是粤剧团的演员。

missed

v. 错过（miss的过去式和过去分词 ）；

例句
Almost as an afterthought he added that he missed her.
他又几乎不假思索地补充说他想念她。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

cue

n. 暗示，提示，线索，[台]球杆，情绪，心情；vt. 把…插入演出，给…暗示；

例句
That was the cue for several months of intense bargaining...
那意味着几个月的激烈谈判开始了。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

came

v. 来( come的过去式 )，到达，达到（认识、理解或相信的程度），出生；

例句
She came in for a coffee, and told me about her friend Shona...
她进来喝了杯咖啡，并向我谈起了她的朋友肖纳。

onto

prep. 到…之上，对…了解，[数]映射到…上；adj. 映射的，自身的，映成的；

例句
A number of staircases ascend from the cobbled streets onto the ramparts.
一段石阶从鹅卵石路上一直向上直通城墙。

stage

n. 阶段，舞台，戏剧，驿站；vt.& vi. 上演，演出，筹办，举行，适于上演，坐公共马车旅

例句
The woman he had seen performing on stage was in actuality quite older than she had seemed.
他所见的那个在舞台上表演的女人实际年龄比看上去要大很多。

late

adj. 晚的，迟到的，时间不早的，已故的，原来的，之前的，临近终了的；adv. 晚，迟，后期地，最近地；

例句
She's always late for everything...
她事事都迟到。