playwright

英 [ˈpleɪraɪt]

美 [ˈpleɪraɪt]

n.  剧作家

复数：playwrights　现在分词：playwrighting　

TOEFLTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.11985 / COCA.7605

牛津词典

noun

• 剧作家
  a person who writes plays for the theatre, television or radio

柯林斯词典

• 剧作家
  Aplaywrightis a person who writes plays.

英英释义

noun

• someone who writes plays
  Synonym:dramatist

双语例句

• I was programmed to be a novelist or a playwright.
  我应该是个小说家剧作家。
• Yet as playwright William Congreve said: Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life.
  然而，正如剧作家威廉康格里夫（WilliamCongreve）所言：不确定性和期望，才是生活的乐趣所在。
• Eg all the people in the world recognize Shakespeare to be a great playwright.
  全世界人都承认莎士比亚是个伟大的剧作家。
• Shakespeare is not only a great playwright but also a brilliant poet.
  莎士比亚不仅是一位伟大的剧作家而且是一位才华横溢的诗人。
• As the playwright Schiller said: Appearance rules the world.
  正如剧作家席勒（Schiller）所言：外表统治世界。
• His comic talents and immense output probably earn this brilliant Irishman the rank of leading English-Language playwright after Shakespeare.
  他的喜剧天赋和大量的作品为这位才华横溢的爱尔兰人赢得了继莎士比亚之后，英语剧作家领衔人的地位。
• David Mamet has long been considered the leading American playwright of his generation.
  长期以来，戴维·马梅特一直被视为同代人中最杰出的美国剧作家。
• William Shakespeare was a famous playwright.
  莎士比亚是个著名的剧作家。
• Playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner officiated the ceremony, according to Ferguson's rep.
  剧作家和编剧托尼•库什纳主持了仪式，据弗格森的经纪人说。
• I never know that he was a playwright.
  我到不知道他是个剧作家呢。