playwright

/ˈpleɪraɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpleɪraɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈplā-ˌrīt/ (ame, mw)

playwright — noun

  • playwrightsingular
  • playwrightsplural

1. someone whose job is creating the words and story of a play, so that actors can

1.名詞B2
釋義

someone whose job is creating the words and story of a play, so that actors can perform it on stage, on television, or on the radio.

例句

The young playwright spent six months writing her first stage drama in a small Dublin café.

young / first playwright; common adjective + noun pattern

Shakespeare is the most famous English playwright, and his plays are still performed today.

famous / English playwright; biographical framing

同義詞
  • dramatist

    more formal and academic; often used in literary criticism

  • scriptwriter

    broader — includes writers for film and TV, not just stage plays

  • screenwriter

    specifically writes scripts for film or television, not for live theatre

用法筆記

Despite the spelling, the second part is '-wright' (a maker), not '-write'. A common misspelling is 'playwrite', which is wrong even though the person does write the play.

常見錯誤

❌She is a famous playwrite who has written ten dramas.
✅She is a famous playwright who has written ten dramas.
💡the suffix is '-wright' (maker), not '-write'.
❌The playwright acted the lead role in his own play.
✅The playwright wrote the lead role for himself, then acted it on opening night.
💡a playwright writes the play; you need a separate verb if they also perform.