シナリオ

しなりお
noun
scenario, script
1. scenario, script, screenplay
A written outline or script for a film, TV show, play, or game.
シナリオを書(か)く。
To write a script.
この映画(えいが)のシナリオはとてもよくできている。
The screenplay of this movie is very well done.
有名(ゆうめい)なシナリオライターが新作(しんさく)を手(て)がけた。
A famous screenwriter worked on the new production.
2. scenario, projected course of events
A description of how a situation might develop; a projected sequence of events.
最悪(さいあく)のシナリオを想定(そうてい)する。
To envision the worst-case scenario.
いくつかのシナリオを検討(けんとう)した。
We considered several scenarios.
計画(けいかく)がシナリオどおりに進(すす)まなかった。
The plan didn't progress as expected.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • シナリオを書(か)く: to write a scenario/script
  • シナリオライター: screenwriter, scenario writer
  • 最悪(さいあく)のシナリオ: worst-case scenario
  • 最善(さいぜん)のシナリオ: best-case scenario
  • シナリオどおり: as planned, according to the scenario

USAGE:
Sense 1 is common in the entertainment industry (film, TV, games). Sense 2 is widely used in business, planning, and everyday conversation to discuss possible outcomes.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 脚本(きゃくほん): script, screenplay (more formal, native Japanese term)
  • 台本(だいほん): script (especially for stage plays)
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