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adaptation, reworking
Reworking a story, play, or other creative work by changing the setting, characters, or details while preserving the basic plot or structure. Distinguished from a faithful translation or direct reproduction.
シェイクスピアの作品を翻案する。
Adapt a Shakespeare work.
この映画はフランスの小説を翻案したものだ。
This film is an adaptation of a French novel.
明治時代には西洋の戯曲を日本の設定に翻案して上演することが盛んに行われた。
During the Meiji era, Western plays were actively adapted to Japanese settings and performed.
USAGE NOTE:
翻案 implies creative adaptation — changing settings, names, or cultural context — not just a direct translation. It is commonly used in literature, theater, and film criticism.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 翻案作品 (adapted work)
- 翻案劇 (adapted play)
- 原作を翻案する (adapt the original work)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 翻訳: translation (faithful linguistic conversion)
- 改作: reworking, revision (broader; can mean any revision of a creative work)
- アダプテーション: adaptation (loanword, used especially in film contexts)