Absurdist names a style of theatre that grew in the 1950s, with writers such as Samuel Beckett and Eugène Ionesco.

AbsurdistAbsurdist這個字 names a style of theatre that grew in the 1950s指的是1950年代興起的一種戲劇風格，with writers such as Samuel Beckett and Eugène Ionesco代表作家包括貝克特(Samuel Beckett)和尤涅斯科(Eugène Ionesco)。

The plays do not work like old-fashioned drama, where people talk, a problem is solved, and the story closes neatly. Here the characters speak, but they often fail to reach each other; lines may loop, stall, or refuse to add up. The feeling the work leaves you with is that human life has no clear meaning or purpose, and that there is no God handing out a script.

The plays do not work like old-fashioned drama這些戲不像傳統戲劇那樣運作，where people talk, a problem is solved, and the story closes neatly傳統戲劇裡人物對話、問題解決、故事收得整整齊齊。Here the characters speak在這裡角色會說話，but they often fail to reach each other但常常說不到對方心裡；lines may loop, stall, or refuse to add up台詞可能繞圈、卡住，或兜不起來。The feeling the work leaves you with這些作品留給你的感覺，is that human life has no clear meaning or purpose是人生沒有明確的意義或目的，and that there is no God handing out a script也沒有上帝在發劇本。

Though actually, the school-book version is a little tidier than the plays themselves: some are bleaker, some are darkly funny, and not every writer is preaching the same lesson in the same voice. What they share is a stage where talk is broken and waiting, habit, and nonsense do more work than a tidy plot.

Though actually不過實際上，the school-book version is a little tidier than the plays themselves教科書講的版本比這些戲本身整齊一點：some are bleaker, some are darkly funny有的比較灰暗，有的則是黑色幽默，and not every writer is preaching the same lesson in the same voice而且不是每個作家都用同樣的口吻在講同一個道理。What they share它們共同的地方，is a stage where talk is broken是一個對話破碎的舞台，and waiting, habit, and nonsense do more work than a tidy plot等待、習慣和無意義的事比整齊的情節更重要。

In everyday English, absurd just means silly or unreasonable. Absurdist, in this sense, is a serious artistic label, even when the play makes you laugh.

In everyday English在日常英文裡，absurd just means silly or unreasonableabsurd就只是指可笑或不合理。Absurdist, in this sense而Absurdist在這個意義上，is a serious artistic label是一個很正經的藝術標籤，even when the play makes you laugh就算這齣戲讓你笑出來也一樣。

You can also call a writer in this line an Absurdist, and you can use it as an adjective: an Absurdist play, Absurdist humour.

You can also call a writer in this line an Absurdist你也可以把走這條路線的作家稱作an Absurdist，and you can use it as an adjective也可以當形容詞用：an Absurdist play, Absurdist humour像an Absurdist play、Absurdist humour。