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playwright

UK //ˈpleɪraɪt//US //ˈpleɪraɪt//

词源

源自16世纪晚期,由play(戏剧)和wright(制作者)组成,字面意思为“戏剧制作者”。

noun

❶ 指专门创作戏剧剧本的作家,通常涉及舞台表演的对话和情节设计,区别于小说或诗歌作者。

“Shakespeare is the most famous playwright in English literature.”

(莎士比亚是英国文学史上最著名的剧作家。)

“The local theater commissioned a new playwright to write a modern adaptation.”

(当地剧院委托一位新剧作家创作一部现代改编剧。)

同义词:dramatist, scriptwriter, screenwriter

常见短语

contemporary playwright — 指活跃于现代或当前时期的剧作家,其作品常反映当下社会议题或实验性表现手法。

“The festival featured works by several contemporary playwrights from Europe.”

(艺术节展出了多位欧洲当代剧作家的作品。)