Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #22955
screenplay
电影剧本
a written script for a film, including the dialogue and descriptions of characters and settings
- 1.
A script for a movie or a television show; especially, the former specifically.
电影或电视节目的剧本；尤指电影剧本。
电影或电视节目的剧本；尤指电影剧本。
In use
She spent six months writing the screenplay for her first movie.
The director liked the screenplay so much that he agreed to film it.
He adapted his novel into a screenplay for a television series.
write a screenplay
write a screenplay 指创作电影剧本，screenplay 通常包含对白和场景说明。
She wrote a screenplay about a detective.
她写了一个关于侦探的电影剧本。
a screenplay based on sth
表示“根据……改编的电影剧本”时，常用 based on 后置修饰。
The screenplay based on her novel won an award.
根据她的小说改编的电影剧本获奖了。
adapt sth into a screenplay
adapt sth into a screenplay 表示把小说或故事改编成电影剧本。
The producer adapted the book into a screenplay.
制片人把这本书改编成了电影剧本。
Common mistakes
He has written many screenplay.He has written many screenplays.
screenplay 是可数名词，复数形式要在词尾加 -s；many 后必须接复数名词。
I wrote a screenplay for the school play.I wrote a script for the school play.
screenplay 特指电影剧本，而舞台剧剧本用 script 表示。把“剧本”一律译成 screenplay 会混淆媒介类别。
Connections
Collocations
- write a screenplay
- 写电影剧本
- He spent three years writing a screenplay for a science-fiction film.他花了三年时间写一部科幻片的电影剧本。
- original screenplay
- 原创电影剧本
- The movie won an award for best original screenplay.这部电影获得了最佳原创电影剧本奖。
- adapt a novel into a screenplay
- 把小说改编成电影剧本
- The producer decided to adapt the novel into a screenplay.制片人决定把这部小说改编成电影剧本。
- screenplay writer
- 电影剧本作者
- She works as a screenplay writer for television dramas.她是一名电视剧编剧。
- based on a screenplay
- 根据电影剧本拍摄
- The film is based on a screenplay by a famous author.这部电影是根据一位著名作家写的电影剧本拍摄的。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：screen是银幕，play是剧，银幕上上演的剧就是电影剧本。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：影视行业、剧本写作、影视评论 screenplay 为中性偏正式的标准用词，通常多用于影视制作、剧本写作和评论等专业或书面语境；日常口语中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
「screen」和「green」押韵 (/iːn/)，对应「screenplay」第一部分；「play」和「day」押韵 (/eɪ/)，对应「screenplay」末尾音节。注意「display」的重音在第二音节 /pleɪ/，而名词「replay」的重音在第一音节；动词「replay」读作 /ˌriːˈpleɪ/，重音在「play」上。还要小心形近词「scream」(/skriːm/)，它的结尾是 /m/ 而不是 /n/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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