Word · Frequency #29964
tragedian
悲剧作家
a writer, especially a playwright, who writes tragedies
- 1.
An actor who specializes in tragic roles.
专门扮演悲剧角色的演员。
- 2.
A playwright who writes tragedies.
撰写悲剧的剧作家。
悲剧演员；专门扮演悲剧角色的演员。；撰写悲剧的剧作家。
In use
The tragedian spent three years writing a play about the fall of an ancient city.
She is regarded as the greatest tragedian of her generation, with seven published tragedies.
The new play by this young tragedian explores the conflict between duty and love.
a tragedian who ...
这里的 tragedian 意为悲剧作家，即写悲剧的人。
He is a tragedian who writes plays about human flaws.
他是一位创作关于人性弱点的剧本的悲剧作家。
the tragedian
这里的 tragedian 意为悲剧演员，the 表示特指。
The tragedian gave a breathtaking performance in the final act.
那位悲剧演员在最后一幕中给出了令人惊叹的表演。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- Greek tragedian
- 古希腊悲剧作家
- Only a few plays by the great Greek tragedians have survived.伟大的古希腊悲剧作家的作品只存留了几部。
- Elizabethan tragedian
- 伊丽莎白时代悲剧作家
- Christopher Marlowe is regarded as a major Elizabethan tragedian.克里斯托弗·马洛被认为是伊丽莎白时代一位重要的悲剧作家。
- French tragedian
- 法国悲剧作家
- Racine, the great French tragedian, wrote "Phèdre".伟大的法国悲剧作家拉辛写下了《费德尔》。
- modern tragedian
- 现代悲剧作家
- Some critics consider Arthur Miller the foremost modern tragedian.一些评论家认为阿瑟·米勒是最重要的现代悲剧作家。
- leading tragedian
- 最杰出的悲剧演员
- He was the leading tragedian of the London stage.他是伦敦舞台最杰出的悲剧演员。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：tragedy(悲剧) + ian(人)，舞台上演悲剧或写悲剧的人就是tragedian。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary criticism、theater history、biographical writing 该词多用于文学评论、戏剧史等正式或书面语境，可指悲剧作家或悲剧演员；口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
既可指悲剧演员，也可指悲剧作家。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 tragedian 真正押韵的有 comedian、median（重读元音 /iː/ 后同为 /diən/）。guardian 虽也以 /diən/ 结尾，但重音在首音节，不押韵；physician、musician、technician 的 -ian 读作 /ʃən/，只是拼写相似，读音不同。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.