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- a writer of a book, article, or report（书、文章或报道的）著作者：
he is the author of several books on the subject.
他是几本关于这个题材的书的作者。
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- someone who writes books as a profession作家。
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- the writings of such a person（作家的）作品：
I had to read authors I disliked.
我不得不读一些我不喜欢的作品。
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- figurative an originator or creator of something, especially a plan or idea〈喻〉（尤指计划或主意的）创始者, 发起人：
the authors of the peace plan.
和平计划的创始人。
with obj.
1- be the author of (a book or piece of writing)编写; 写作：
she has authored several articles on wildlife.
她写了几篇关于野生动物的文章。
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- figurative be the originator of〈喻〉创造; 发起：
the concept has been authored largely by insurance companies.
这个概念主要是由保险公司首创的。
USAGE
In the sense 'be the author of' the verb author is objected to by some traditionalists. It is well established， though， especially in North America （in the Oxford Reading Programme， US and Canadian usage accounts for around 85 per cent of the total number of uses collected）， and has been around since the end of the 16th century.
派生词
authorial
/ɔːˈθɔːrɪəl/ adjective词源
Middle 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.