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a scriptwriter for [show/film/play]
用 for 表示所服务的节目或作品类型。
She is a scriptwriter for a popular TV series.
她是一部热门电视剧的编剧。
编剧
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编剧
someone who writes scripts for plays, movies, or broadcast dramas
She is a scriptwriter for a popular TV series.
她是一部热门电视剧的编剧。
编剧
A person who writes scripts.
The scriptwriter spent months working on the movie's dialogue.
这位编剧花了数月时间打磨电影的台词。
Many scriptwriters find inspiration for their stories in everyday life.
许多编剧从日常生活中寻找故事灵感。
She worked as a scriptwriter for a popular TV drama series.
她为一部热门电视剧担任编剧。
用 for 表示所服务的节目或作品类型。
She is a scriptwriter for a popular TV series.
她是一部热门电视剧的编剧。
as 引出职业或身份，work as 表示“从事……工作”。
He has worked as a scriptwriter in Hollywood for ten years.
他在好莱坞当了十年编剧。
become 后接职业名词，表示“成为某种人”。
After years of effort, she finally became a scriptwriter.
经过多年的努力，她终于成为了编剧。
Not this
He scriptwriters for a popular TV series.
Use this
He writes scripts for a popular TV series.
scriptwriter 是名词（编剧），不是动词；表示职业行为时要用动词短语 write scripts，且主语 He 需搭配第三人称单数 writes。
Not this
Two scriptwriter are working on this play.
Use this
Two scriptwriters are working on this play.
scriptwriter 是可数名词，表示两个人时要用复数形式 scriptwriters。
Not this
The scriptwriter of this movie is very touching.
Use this
The script of this movie is very touching.
scriptwriter 指写作剧本的人，不指剧本本身；要表达影片的剧本感人，应使用 script（剧本）作主语。
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电视剧编剧
She worked as a television scriptwriter for a popular drama series.
她在一部热门剧集中担任电视剧编剧。
电影编剧
The film scriptwriter adapted the novel into a screenplay.
电影编剧把这部小说改编成了电影剧本。
自由编剧
He earned a living as a freelance scriptwriter.
他以自由编剧为生。
获奖编剧
The award-winning scriptwriter gave an interview about her new film.
这位获奖编剧就她的新片接受了采访。
经验丰富的编剧
The studio hired an experienced scriptwriter for the project.
制片厂为此项目聘请了一位经验丰富的编剧。
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剧本(script)的写作者(writer)，即编剧。记住script是剧本，writer是写手。
语域：neutral 常见场景：film and television、theater 该词属于中性常用词，通常指为电影、电视剧或戏剧撰写剧本的人，多用于娱乐产业和创作行业。
scriptwriter 的 -writer 部分读 /raɪtə/；writer、screenwriter、fighter、lighter 的结尾读音相同，可归为一组（fighter、lighter 中的 gh 不发音）。注意 script 是 scriptwriter 的前半部分，读 /skrɪpt/；manuscript 也以 script 结尾，读 /ˈmænjʊskrɪpt/，它们与 -writer 的 /raɪtə/ 不同。screenwriter 与 scriptwriter 仅开头不同，可对比记忆。
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