fourth wall
noun [ S ] theatre & film specialized uk/ˌfɔːθ ˈwɔːl/ us/ˌfɔːrθ ˈwɑːl/
第四道墙，第四面墙（将观众与舞台分开的一道想象的墙。当演员直接与观众交流，或者以他们自己而不是其扮演的角色说话时，这堵墙即被打破）
an imaginary wall that separates the audience from the action of a stage play or film, which is said to be broken when an actor talks directly to the audience or starts talking as themselves rather than as their character
Several of the characters in "House" break the fourth wall and address us directly. 《豪斯医生》中的几个人物打破了第四道墙，直接跟我们交流。
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- She seamlessly breaks through the fourth wall at one point, and plays with the audience.
- He shows a keen instinct for how to serve a dramatic situation, how to bring an audience through the fourth wall of a stage to the very soul of the matter.
- Hitcho utilizes the space well by making eye contact with the audience to draw them into the scene, thus eliminating the usually impenetrable theatrical fourth wall.
- The film-maker eventually smashes the fourth wall and has his lead actor break character to ask the director where the story is going.