Interplay is the way two or more things act on each other, back and forth, like a kind of dance. You hear it about light and shadow, about music and pictures, about two people in a talk, about two ideas in a book.

Interplayinterplay is the way two or more things act on each other指的是兩個或更多東西彼此來回作用的方式, back and forth, like a kind of dance有點像跳舞一樣. You hear it你會聽到這個字 about light and shadow在光和影之間, about music and pictures在音樂和畫面之間, about two people in a talk在談話中的兩個人之間, about two ideas in a book在書裡的兩個想法之間

The noun is the usual form: ‘the interplay between A and B’. There is also a verb, to interplay, but it is less common and sounds a bit like a book.

The noun名詞 is the usual form是比較常見的用法: 'the interplay between A and B''the interplay between A and B'(A和B之間的相互作用). There is also a verb, to interplay也有動詞to interplay, but it is less common and sounds a bit like a book但比較少見,聽起來有點像書面語

Though actually, this ‘play’ is not a game with a ball. It is closer to ‘play’ in ‘the wind plays on the water’ — movement and effect, not sport.

Though actually不過, this 'play'這裡的'play' is not a game with a ball不是拿球玩的那種遊戲. It它 is closer to 'play' in比較接近...裡的'play' 'the wind plays on the water''the wind plays on the water'(風在水面上舞動) — movement and effect, not sport是動態和影響,不是運動

It is a grown-up, essay-style word; in easy talk people often just say how two things affect each other.

It這 is a grown-up, essay-style word是一個比較成熟、作文風格的字; in easy talk在輕鬆的講話裡, people often just say how two things affect each other人們常常只會說兩件事怎麼互相影響