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author

英 [ˈɔːθə(r)]

美 [ˈɔːθər]

n.  著者; 作者; 作家; (尤指计划或思想的)创造者,发起人
v.  著作; 写作; 编写

复数:authors 现在分词:authoring 过去式:authored 第三人称单数:authors 过去分词:authored 

高考CET4CET6考研IELTS法律

Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.1382 / COCA.685

同义词辨析

writerauthor【导航词义:作者】

writern. 作者,作家
〔辨析〕
普通用词,含义较广,多指以写作为职业的作家,一般限于传统文学体裁(如小说、戏剧、诗歌、散文等)之范畴;也可指普通报刊文章、报道、论文、甚至广告文字的撰写者或写家。有时可用于含褒、贬之意的非正式说法。
〔例证〕
a ghost/hack/prolific writer
一个捉刀人/雇佣文人/多产作家
Defoe was a famous English writer.
笛福是英国的著名作家。
She was the writer of the letter.
她就是写这封信的人。
This example shows that good writers always try to avoid ambiguity.
这个例子说明,会写文章的人总是尽量避免歧义。
authorn. 作者,作家,著作人
〔辨析〕
较正式用词,常特指某一文章、著作等的作者;指作家时,其与writer 的显著区别就是并不强调是否以写作为职业,而只强调写作出版的事实。
〔例证〕
He became an author quite late in life.
他晚年才成为作家。
If you know the author only, just look it up in the author catalogue.
如果你只知道著作人,那就查作者目录。
In his preface, the author set forth his reasons for writing the book.
作者在前言中阐明了他写该书的原因。

牛津词典

    noun

    • 著者;作者;作家
      a person who writes books or the person who wrote a particular book
      1. Who is your favourite author?
        你最喜欢哪位作家?
      2. He is the author of three books on art.
        他写了三本艺术专著。
      3. best-selling author Joan Collins
        畅销书作家琼∙柯林斯
      4. Who's the author?
        作者是谁?
    • (尤指计划或思想的)创造者,发起人
      the person who creates or starts sth, especially a plan or an idea
      1. As the author of the proposal I cannot agree with you.
        我作为提案的发起人不能同意你的意见。

    verb

    • 著作;写作;编写
      to be the author of a book, report, etc.

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT 作者;著作者
        Theauthor ofa piece of writing is the person who wrote it.
        1. ...Jill Phillips, author of the book 'Give Your Child Music'.
          吉尔·菲利普斯,《给孩子音乐》一书的作者
      • N-COUNT 作家
        Anauthoris a person whose job is writing books.
        1. Haruki Murakami is Japan's best-selling author.
          村上春树是日本当红的畅销书作家。
      • N-COUNT (计划或建议的)筹划者,制定者
        Theauthor ofa plan or proposal is the person who thinks of it and works out the details.
        1. The authors of the plan believe they can reach this point within about two years.
          该计划的提出者相信他们约在两年内可以达成该目标。
      • VERB 创作;撰写
        Toauthorsomething means to be the author of it.
        1. Then he opened a restaurant, authored a book, and landed his own radio show.
          后来他开了个餐馆,写了本书,还制作了自己的广播剧。
        2. ...a proposal authored by subcommittee chairman Quentin Burdick.
          专门小组委员会主席昆廷·伯迪克提出的建议
      • See also:co-author

      英英释义

      noun

      • someone who originates or causes or initiates something
        1. he was the generator of several complaints
        Synonym:generatorsource
      • writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
          Synonym:writer

        verb

        • be the author of
          1. She authored this play

        双语例句

        • The author is a seasoned academic
          作者是一位经验丰富的学者。
        • The authors of the plan believe they can reach this point within about two years.
          该计划的提出者相信他们约在两年内可以达成该目标。
        • This book has a preface written by the author.
          这本书有作者的自序。
        • The author has settled for a more academic approach
          那位作者已确定采用更为学术的方法。
        • The cards are arranged by author and subject.
          卡片是根据作者和书名排的。
        • The author's treatment of the subject is exhaustive.
          该作者对这个问题的分析很透彻。
        • This poem fully expresses the author's love for the ordinary people and hatred for the ruling class.
          这首诗酣畅淋漓地抒发了作者对普通人民的爱和对统治阶级的恨。
        • Neither author was very strong on narrative.
          两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。
        • He read every book or author it deals with, often in the original
          这方面的每一本书和每一位作家他都读过,而且通常均为原著。
        • Haruki Murakami is Japan's best-selling author.
          村上春树是日本当红的畅销书作家。