playwright

Compared meaning: a person who writes plays (noun).

比较义项：剧作家（名词）。

• playwright 本词

  The everyday, standard word for someone who writes plays; used in theater programs, news, and casual conversation. Neutral register, most common choice.

  指写剧本的人最常用、最日常的说法，常见于剧院节目单、新闻报道和日常对话中。语体中性，是最常见的选择。

  The local theater is hosting a new playwright for its spring season.

  这家本地剧院将在春季演出季邀请一位新的剧作家。

• dramatist

  A more formal or literary synonym, often used in academic writing, criticism, or historical discussion of drama; sounds slightly old-fashioned or elevated in casual speech.

  语体更正式、更书面，常出现在学术写作、戏剧评论或探讨戏剧史的语境中；用在日常口语里会显得略微老派或郑重。

  Critics regard Chekhov as one of the greatest dramatists of his era.

  评论家认为契诃夫是那个时代最伟大的剧作家之一。

Playwright and dramatist both mean a person who writes plays and are nearly interchangeable, but they differ in style. Playwright is the everyday, common word. Dramatist is more formal, often used in academic or literary writing. Both words have only this one common meaning.

这两个词在“剧作家”这个意义上非常接近，几乎可以互换，但语体和使用场合略有不同：playwright 更口语化、更常用；dramatist 更正式、偏书面或学术语境。这两个词都只有这一个常用义项，此处不涉及其他含义。