playwriting
劇作
解説 Definition
舞台で上演される演劇の脚本を書く技術や活動のこと。
Playwriting is the activity or skill of writing plays for the theater. It involves creating dialogue, characters, and scenes that are meant to be performed on stage, not just read.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
playwriting は、まず play「芝居・劇」と writing「書く」をそのまま足して捉えると覚えやすい語です。『劇そのものを書くこと』で、作品を書いた人の playwright と区別すると定着しやすくなります。playwright が「劇作家」、playwriting は「劇作という行為・技術」。映画なら screenwriting、台本そのものなら script へ寄るので、『舞台用の脚本を書く営み』という使用場面で結びつけると忘れにくいです。
This word is very transparent: `play` + `writing`. Remember the contrast with `playwright`: the `playwright` is the person, while `playwriting` is the activity or skill. You can also connect it with similar words like `screenwriting`.
例文
He studied playwriting at the university and went on to win several theater awards.
彼は大学で劇作を学び、その後いくつかの演劇賞を受賞した。
Playwriting requires not only literary skill but also an understanding of stagecraft.
劇作には文学的な技術だけでなく、舞台技術の理解も必要である。
The workshop on playwriting helped aspiring writers develop their first scripts.
劇作のワークショップは、志望する作家たちが最初の脚本を書く手助けをした。
playwriting の類義語・関連語
playwriting の語源・成り立ち Etymology
play は古英語 plega/plegan「遊び・演じる」、writing は古英語 writan「刻む、書く」に由来します。もともと「芝居を作って書くこと」という感覚の語で、劇作の意味が自然につながります。関連語は playwright, writer。
Playwriting joins play and writing. Play comes from Old English plega or plegan, linked to play, movement, and performance, while write comes from Old English writan, originally meaning "to scratch" or "inscribe." The combined word grew from the idea of composing and writing a dramatic performance. Related words include playwright and writer.
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