对白

• 拼音: duì bái
• 汉字拆解: 对 = 又 (hand) + 寸 (measure) — originally to respond/face; 白 = 日 (sun) variant — brightness, hence clarity of speech

含义

Dialogue; the spoken lines exchanged between characters in a play, film, or novel. Refers specifically to the scripted conversational exchanges in dramatic works.

A technical term in drama, screenwriting, and literary criticism. 对白 emphasises the back-and-forth exchange between two or more characters, in contrast to 独白 (monologue). Common expressions: 剧本对白 (script dialogue), 对白自然流畅 (natural and fluent dialogue), 经典对白 (classic lines). Also used colloquially for any memorable or witty exchange.

例句

1. 这部电影的对白简洁有力，每一句话都推动着剧情向前发展。
2. 编剧反复修改剧本，力求让角色的对白更加符合人物性格。
3. 那场争吵戏的对白写得极为真实，令观众感同身受。

用法指南

语境: drama, film, literature, screenwriting

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 导演认为两位主角之间的对白缺乏张力，要求编剧重新打磨，增强情感冲突。(The director felt the dialogue between the two leads lacked tension and asked the screenwriter to rework it to heighten the emotional conflict.)
• 这段经典对白被无数影迷反复引用，成为该电影最具代表性的文化符号。(This classic exchange of dialogue has been quoted countless times by fans and has become the film's most representative cultural symbol.)

错误说法

• 我们之间的对白很好 — 对白 is a written/dramatic register; for everyday conversation say 我们聊得很愉快 or 我们的交流很顺畅

起源与历史

对 (facing/responding) + 白 (speech/spoken words) — spoken words exchanged face to face

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal