词组 | author |
释义 | author AC /ˈɔːθə $ ˈɒːθər/ noun [C] someone who writes books, or someone who has written a book, article, or reportadjectivesa famous/well-known author The famous author Ernest Hemingway stayed at the hotel in the 1920s.a best-selling author Ian McEwan is a best-selling author, whose books have been translated into many languages.a children’s author ‘Matilda’ was written by Roald Dahl, the famous children’s author.your favourite author “Who’s your favourite author?” “I really like Charles Dickens.”a prolific author (=one who writes many books) She is a prolific author who has published more than 70 books.a contributing author (=someone who writes articles for a newspaper or magazine, or who writes part of a book, report etc) Ms Gomez was a contributing author to Chapter 1 of the report.an acclaimed author (=one whose work is admired by many people) Margaret Atwood is a highly acclaimed author, who has won many awards for her work.first author formal (=the first of two or more authors, who are mentioned as having written something) My supervisor was listed as first author, even though I did most of the work.prepositionsthe author of sth Professor Jones was one of the authors of the report.Author or writer?You use writer about anyone who writes books. You usually use author about someone whose books are considered to be works of literature.Author is also used when talking about the person who wrote something: She is the author of a study of childhood illnesses. |
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