author
noun[C]
uk/ˈɔː.θər/us/ˈɑː.θɚ/B1
thewriterof abook,article,play, etc.:
作者,作家;著者He is the authoroftwobooksonFrenchhistory.他是两部法国历史著作的作者。
formal
apersonwhobeginsorcreatessomething:
发起者,创始人She's the authorofthe company'srecentsuccess/ofallourtroubles.是她给公司带来了最近的成功/我们所有的麻烦都是她造成的。
- The author hastriedtodealwith a verydifficultsubject.
- In hispreface, the author says that he took eightyearsto write thebook.
- She's abest-sellingauthor .
- He's the author of severalhugelysuccessfulchildren'sbooks.
- There was abiographicalnoteabout the author on the back of thebook.
People who write for work or pleasure
- autobiographer
- blogger
- Braillist
- chronicler
- co-author
- columnist
- correspondent
- dramatist
- humorist
- satirist
- scribe
- scriptwriter
- Shakespeare
- songwriter
- speechwriter
- stenographer
- stylist
- tweep
- tweeter
- twitterati
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Causing things to happen
author
verb[T]
uk/ˈɔː.θər/us/ˈɑː.θɚ/formal
to write abook,article, etc.:
撰写,写作;编写He has authored more than 30books.他已经写了30多本书。
mainlyUS
tocreatesomething:
发起,始创;创造Thedealis being authored by aGreekdiplomat.一位希腊外交官正在牵头促成这项协议。
Writing & typing
- asemic
- bashsomethingout
- borrow
- calligrapher
- carriage return
- fair
- jot
- minute
- overwrite
- re-registration
- readability
- recompose
- reformulate
- registration
- rekey
- scribble
- tab
- unwritten
- writ
- writing
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Creating and producing
Inventing, designing and innovation