
好词典

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”。
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。)
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。)