playwright

• n. 劇作家

play、drama、play、wright、writer、語源はwork、workerと同じ。

playwright (n.)

1680s, from play (n.) + wright.

1. The playwright cocooned himself in a world of pretence.

この劇作家は世間から隔絶され、幻の世界に生きている。

2.Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright .

グウェン?トーマスは有名な劇作家だ。

3.The playwright was slaughtered by the press.

この劇作家はジャーナリズム界から無慈悲に批判されている。

4.David Mamet has long been considered the leading American playwright of his generation.

長い間、同世代の中で最も優れた米国の劇作家とされてきた。

5.I consider him the-uh-the greatest playwright ，'said Hsin-mei，taking a wild guess.

辛暻は「彼は最も――えーと、最も偉大な演劇家だと思う」