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be a dramatist
dramatist 专指戏剧作家，常与 play（剧本）而非小说或电影剧本搭配。
After years of writing plays, she is now a successful dramatist.
经过多年创作剧本，她现在是一位成功的剧作家。
剧作家
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
剧作家
someone who writes plays
After years of writing plays, she is now a successful dramatist.
经过多年创作剧本，她现在是一位成功的剧作家。
剧作家的同义词。
Synonym of playwright.
编写戏剧的人
someone who writes plays
The dramatist spent the whole morning revising the second act of her play.
这位剧作家花了整个上午修改她剧本的第二幕。
After winning the award, the young dramatist was invited to give a talk at the local theater.
获奖后，这位年轻剧作家受邀在当地剧院演讲。
Our teacher told us that a good dramatist must understand both dialogue and stage design.
我们老师告诉我们，一位优秀的剧作家必须既懂对白又懂舞台设计。
dramatist 专指戏剧作家，常与 play（剧本）而非小说或电影剧本搭配。
After years of writing plays, she is now a successful dramatist.
经过多年创作剧本，她现在是一位成功的剧作家。
as a dramatist 表示“以剧作家的身份或角色”，用于说明某人的职业或主要成就。
He is best known as a dramatist, though he also wrote essays.
他主要以剧作家的身份闻名，尽管他也写散文。
注意 dramatist 的复数形式是 dramatists。
The dramatist who wrote this play won a national award.
写这部剧的剧作家获得了一个国家级奖项。
Not this
He is a play writer.
Use this
He is a dramatist.
“play writer”是“剧作家”的直译，不是标准英文词；表示“剧作家”应用dramatist或playwright。
Not this
She wants to become dramatist.
Use this
She wants to become a dramatist.
dramatist是可数名词单数，在become后作表语时前面需要冠词a；中文没有冠词，所以容易漏掉。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
著名的剧作家
She is a renowned dramatist whose plays are staged internationally.
她是一位著名的剧作家，其剧作在国际舞台上演出。
伟大的剧作家
He was a great dramatist and a master of dialogue.
他是一位伟大的剧作家，也是对话写作的大师。
现代剧作家
The course focuses on the works of leading modern dramatists.
这门课程重点研究重要现代剧作家的作品。
爱尔兰剧作家
He is best known as an Irish dramatist and short-story writer.
他主要以爱尔兰剧作家和短篇小说作家的身份闻名。
有抱负的剧作家
The fellowship supports aspiring dramatists from underrepresented backgrounds.
该奖学金支持来自弱势背景的有抱负的剧作家。
多产的剧作家
She was a prolific dramatist, producing over thirty plays in her career.
她是一位多产的剧作家，职业生涯中创作了三十多部戏剧。
Use dramatist naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住 drama（戏剧）+ -ist（从事者）＝写戏剧的人，即剧作家。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary criticism、theatre studies、academic writing dramatist 语气比较正式，多用于文学评论、戏剧研究等书面或正式场合；日常口语中更常说 playwright。
所列词中，artist、dentist、scientist、journalist、novelist 均以 -ist 结尾，读作 /ɪst/，但它们与 dramatist 的重读元音不同，所以并不押韵。注意 drama /ˈdrɑːmə/ 与 dramatist 拼写相近但读音不同；dramatic /drəˈmætɪk/ 也是形近词，重音落在第二音节。
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