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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 报道的主要作者 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. 根据报告作者马特·布雷泽的说法，这项技术不需要特殊技能。 Really quick author's note: This is the last chapter of the story. 真快作者注: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. 该报告的作者指出了最近对美国大学生的一项研究。
Collocations LiteratureLiterature 文学 Being a writer 当作家 - write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
写／发表文学作品／诗集／小说／书／故事／诗歌／长篇小说／评论／自传 - become a writer/novelist/playwright
成为作家／小说家／剧作家 - find/have a publisher/an agent
找到／有出版商／代理人 - have a new book out
出版一部新书 - edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
编辑／修订／校对书／文章／原稿 - dedicate a book/poem to…
把一本书／一首诗献给…
Plot, character and atmosphere 情节、人物和氛围 - construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
构思／创作／编写／把某事编成一部复杂的叙事小说 - advance/drive the plot
推进故事情节的发展 - introduce/present the protagonist/a character
介绍主人公／一个人物 - describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
描述人物／英雄／坏蛋；把一个人物描绘成…；把某人描绘成英雄／坏蛋 - create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
营造一种令人兴奋／紧张的气氛 - build/heighten the suspense/tension
制造／增加悬念／紧张气氛 - evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
唤起对这种状况的同情 - convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
传达…情感／思想；给人…印象／感觉 - engage the reader
吸引读者 - seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
抓住（读者的）想象力 - arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
唤起（读者的）情感／同情 - lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
缺乏想象力／情感／精心组织／节奏感
Language, style and imagery 语言、风格和形象语言 - use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
使用语言／形象语言／幽默／意象／象征／暗喻／手段 - use/adopt/develop a style/technique
使用／采用／形成一种风格／技巧 - be rich in/be full of symbolism
富含象征意义 - evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
唤起…的形象／感觉 - create/achieve an effect
创造／取得效果 - maintain/lighten the tone
维持／缓和基调 - introduce/develop an idea/a theme
引入／发展一种思想／一个主题 - inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
促成小说的创作；给诗人以灵感；促成某人作品的诞生；激发某人的想象力
Reading and criticism 阅读与评论 - read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
读一个作家的作品／某人的著作／小说／诗集／一篇文章／一首诗／一部小说／一个章节／一段文章 - review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
评论一本书／一部小说／某人的作品 - give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
给予／得到好评／恶评 - be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
被誉为一部杰作 - quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
引用一个短语／一行诗／一节诗／一段文章／作者的话 - provoke/spark discussion/criticism
引发讨论／评论 - study/interpret/understand a text/passage
研读／解读／理解一篇文章／一段文章 - translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
翻译某人的作品／一篇文章／一段文章／一部小说／一首诗
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writinga2Her 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》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
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- read
- cite
- quote
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- write (something)
- argue something
- conclude something
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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
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.