The musician and the librettist were collaborators.是什么意思？

The musician and the librettist were collaborators.

音乐家与剧作者通力合作.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

musician

n. 音乐家；

例句
...like a musician resolving a confused mass of sound into melodic or harmonic order...
就像音乐家那样将混乱嘈杂的声音变成优美和谐的旋律

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

librettist

n. 歌词作者，剧本作者；

例句
The musician and the librettist were collaborators.
音乐家与剧作者通力合作.

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

collaborators

n. 协作者，合作者，勾结者( collaborator的名词复数 )；

例句
The Irvine group and their collaborators are testing whether lasers do the job better.
欧文研究小组和他们的合作伙伴正在测试激光是否会更为有效。