au·thor
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈɔːθə(r)/
/ˈɔːθər/
- a person who writes books or the person who wrote a particular book
著者；作者；作家 - Who is your favourite author?
你最喜欢哪位作家？ - He is the author of three books on art.
他写了三本艺术专著。 - best-selling author Paul Theroux
畅销书作家保罗·泰鲁 - the lead author of the report
这份报告的第一作者 - the author of a novel/study/article
小说／研究／文章的作者 - Who's the author?
作者是谁？ - According to report author Matt Blaze, the technique requires no special skill.
报告作者马特·布雷兹 (Matt Blaze) 表示，这项技术不需要特殊技能。 - Really quick author's note: This is the last chapter of the story.
作者注：这是故事的最后一章。 - The film is based on a novel written by a female author.
这部电影是根据一位女作家写的小说改编的。 - The report's authors point to a recent study of American college students.
该报告的作者引用了最近一项针对美国大学生的研究。
Wordfinder- author
- book
- classic
- critic
- drama
- fiction
- genre
- literature
- poetry
- write
Collocations LiteratureLiteratureBeing a writer- write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
- become a writer/novelist/playwright
- find/have a publisher/an agent
- have a new book out
- edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
- dedicate a book/poem to…
- construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
- advance/drive the plot
- introduce/present the protagonist/a character
- describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
- create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
- build/heighten the suspense/tension
- evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
- convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
- engage the reader
- seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
- arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
- lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
- use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
- use/adopt/develop a style/technique
- be rich in/be full of symbolism
- evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
- create/achieve an effect
- maintain/lighten the tone
- introduce/develop an idea/a theme
- inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
- read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
- review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
- give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
- be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
- quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
- provoke/spark discussion/criticism
- study/interpret/understand a text/passage
- translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writinga2- Her ambition was to become a published author.
她的理想是写作并发表。 - Primarily a children's author, she has also written books for adults.
她主要写儿童作品，也写成人读本。 - Scott is the author of ‘Waverley’.
斯科特是《韦弗利》一书的作者。 - Stephen King is an author I've never read.
我从未读过斯蒂芬・金写的书。 - The study's authors conclude that there is insufficient evidence to justify the policy.
该研究的作者最后的结论是没有充分证据证明该政策的合理性。 - the anonymous author of this pamphlet
这本小册子的匿名作者
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- best-selling
- prolific
- famous
- …
- read
- cite
- quote
- …
- write (something)
- argue something
- conclude something
- …
- Who is your favourite author?
- the person who creates or starts something, especially a plan or an idea
（尤指计划或思想的）创造者，发起人 - 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。 - He is the author of a plan to bring peace to the region.
他是一项为该地区带来和平的计划的作者。
- As the author of the proposal I cannot agree with you.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘a person who invents or causes something’): from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from augere ‘increase, originate, promote’. The spelling with th arose in the 15th cent., and perhaps became established under the influence of authentic.