单词 | scripted |
释义 | scriptedadj. 1. With preceding modifying adverb. Of a film, television or radio programme, play, etc.: having a script of the specified quality; written well, badly, etc. ΚΠ 1937 Star-Jrnl. (Sandusky, Ohio) 24 Sept. 2/2 The film is well scripted in the first half; unconvincing in the last. 1948 Monthly Film Bull. Jan. 77/2 The otherwise efficient production is wasted on a poorly scripted and directed film. 1987 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 9 May 28 He gives this badly scripted, Hollywoodish production a dignity and importance it does not deserve. 2001 Times 7 Mar. ii. 28/2 When Rob Brydon's tightly scripted tragicomedy Marion and Geoff sneaked on to BBC2 last year, its reputation soon grew. 2. Of a film, television or radio programme, speech, etc.: based on a script; performed or read from a script, rather than improvised or spoken extempore. Also figurative and in extended use: carefully planned; not spontaneous. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > a broadcast programme or item > [adjective] > types of programme or item play-by-play1908 re-run1909 ball-by-ball1914 simultaneous1923 scriptless1930 scripted1941 soap opera1942 write-in1953 soap-operatic1963 open line1966 chat show1969 talk-back1972 made-for-TV1973 soap-operatical1975 drama-doc1977 omnibus1987 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > screenplay or script > [adjective] > scripted scripted1941 1941 Spectator 27 June 677/2 Michael Redgrave, insufficiently occupied by his scripted part, conducts a private and not very successful psychological investigation into the character of Charles MacIver. 1950 L. R. Campbell et al. Guide to Radio-TV Writing xvi. 236/1 The duologue may be a scripted program, but in nearly every case the other forms are handled by outline rather than script. 1957 Washington Post 9 Oct. a14/3 All too often, all the picture we have of our high Government officials comes from carefully scripted and staged public appearances. 1970 Irish Times 19 Jan. 1/3 Mr. Lynch cut into his scripted speech to give the Government's reasons [etc.]. 1989 Cultural Anthropol. 4 202 The payoffs involved..a sense of having stepped outside the scripted patterns of academic discourse. 2007 Independent 19 Dec. 27/1 The whole genre of reality programming..can often garner good audience ratings at a fraction of the production costs of scripted comedy and drama. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1937 |
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