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a [adjective] playwright
形容词修饰单数可数名词时放在冠词和名词之间。
She is a famous playwright.
她是一位著名的剧作家。
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
She is a famous playwright.
她是一位著名的剧作家。
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
编写剧本的人
someone who writes plays
The young playwright watched her first play from the back of the theater.
这位年轻剧作家在剧院后面观看了她的第一部戏剧。
Two well-known playwrights are collaborating on a new musical.
两位知名剧作家正在合作创作一部新的音乐剧。
She decided to become a playwright after writing short scenes for her drama club.
在为戏剧社写了短剧场景后，她决定成为一名剧作家。
形容词修饰单数可数名词时放在冠词和名词之间。
She is a famous playwright.
她是一位著名的剧作家。
用 of 接作品名称，表示“某作品的剧作者”。
He is the playwright of this new musical.
他是这部新音乐剧的剧作家。
work as + 职业名词说明身份，as 后面用 a/an + 可数名词单数。
She works as a playwright for a local theater company.
她在一家当地剧团担任剧作家。
Not this
He is a famous playwrite.
Use this
He is a famous playwright.
playwright 中的 wright 意为“工匠、制作者”，而不是 write（写）。不要因为 play（戏剧）和 write（写）形似而误拼成 playwrite；正确的词尾是 -wright，表示“创作剧本的人”。
Not this
He is playwright.
Use this
He is a playwright.
playwright 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 a/an。汉语没有冠词，所以容易漏掉；说“他是剧作家”时要用 a playwright。
Not this
He is the playwright of this movie.
Use this
He is the screenwriter of this movie.
playwright 专指为舞台剧（戏剧）写作的人；电影剧本的写作者应称为 screenwriter（或 scriptwriter）。不要用 playwright 来表示电影编剧，二者所指的创作领域不同。
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多产的剧作家
He is a prolific playwright, writing at least one new play every year.
他是一位多产的剧作家，每年至少写一部新剧。
有抱负的剧作家
The workshop is designed for aspiring playwrights who want to learn the craft.
这个工作坊是为有抱负的剧作家设计的，他们想学习创作技巧。
备受赞誉的剧作家
She became an acclaimed playwright after her first play won a major prize.
她的第一部剧本赢得大奖后，成为备受赞誉的剧作家。
成功的剧作家
Many novelists try drama, but few become successful playwrights.
许多小说家尝试戏剧，但很少有人成为成功的剧作家。
美国剧作家
Tennessee Williams is one of the most famous American playwrights.
田纳西·威廉斯是美国最著名的剧作家之一。
最伟大的剧作家
Shakespeare is often called the greatest playwright in English literature.
莎士比亚常被称为英国文学中最伟大的剧作家。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 day, play)
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记：play（戏剧）+ wright（音近 write/写）：剧作家就是写戏的人。
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学评论、戏剧史研究、正式写作 playwright 是比较正式的中性词，通常用于文学、戏剧等专业语境或书面语，日常口语中用‘writer’或具体说‘play’的情况更常见。
playwright 中的 -wright 读 /raɪt/，与 right、write 同音；night、light 也押 /aɪt/ 韵。注意 weight /weɪt/ 和 straight /streɪt/ 拼写相似（都以 -ight 结尾）但读音不同，不押韵。
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