script
UK/skrɪpt/US/skript/
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Definitions
n.
The written text of a play, film, program, or speech.
剧本、脚本、讲稿等写好的文本。
n.
A system or style of writing.
文字体系或书写体。
v.
To write a script for a performance or program.
为表演、影视或程序写脚本。
Root Breakdown
Native English=script
Script is the written thing itself: the Latin idea of something scratched or written down became a text that actors, speakers, or computers follow.
Root script still carries 46 more wordsWhy It Means This
The modern word keeps both sides of the root: visible writing and an instruction to be followed. That is why a film script, a handwriting script, and a computer script can share one word.
Usage Guide
In computing, script usually means a small program or command file; in film and theatre, it means the written dialogue and stage directions.
Example Sentences
- 1.
The actor read the script before rehearsal.