ADJECTIVE | WRITER + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤celebrated, distinguished, eminent, famous, great, important, influential, leading, major, prominent, well-known馳名的/卓越的/傑出的/著名的/偉大的/重要的/有影響力的/最重要的/主要的/大名鼎鼎的/知名的作家◇one of the greatest writers of all time有史以來最偉大的作家之一➤serious嚴肅的作家▸➤award-winning獲獎作家▸➤best-selling, popular, successful暢銷書作者;廣受歡迎的作家;成功的作家▸➤favourite/favorite最喜愛的作家▸➤prolific多產作家◇a very prolific crime writer非常多產的犯罪題材小說作家➤accomplished, creative, fine, gifted, good, talented有造詣的作家;有創造力的作家;優秀作家;有才華的作家;好作家;天才作家◇one of the best writers in journalism today現今新聞界最好的撰稿人之一➤experienced, published富有經驗的/已有作品出版的作者▸➤young青年作家▸➤aspiring有抱負的作家◇a chance for aspiring writers to get their work published讓有抱負的作家發表作品的機會➤freelance, full-time, professional自由撰稿人;全職作家;職業作家▸➤contributing, senior, staff (all especially NAmE) 供稿人;資深作家;(報刊等的)正式撰稿人▸➤anonymous, ghost (usually ghostwriter)匿名作者;捉刀人▸➤contemporary, living, modern, recent當代/健在的/現代/嶄露頭角的作家▸➤ancient, classical, Greek, Roman古代/古典/古希臘/古羅馬作家▸➤Renaissance, Victorian, etc.文藝復興時期、維多利亞時代等的作家➤modernist, post-colonial現代派/後殖民時代作家▸➤16th-century, etc. * 16 世紀的作家等▸➤early, later早期的/後期的作家◇early writers in sociology社會學領域早期的作者➤black, female, gay, male, woman黑人作家;女作家;同性戀作家;男作家◇She gives talks about being a black woman writer.她就作為一名黑人女性作家發表了演講。➤Christian, communist, feminist, political, socialist基督教/共產主義/女性主義/政治/社會主義作家▸➤religious, spiritual宗教作家;寫關於性靈的人➤academic, technical學術論文作者;技術文檔撰寫人▸➤fiction, prose小說/散文作家➤comedy, crime, mystery, romance, science-fiction, sci-fi, thriller喜劇作家;犯罪小說作家;推理小說作家;言情小說作家;科幻小說作家;驚悚小說作家▸➤baseball, cookbook, cookery, fashion, food, football, golf, nature, science, sports, travel棒球專欄撰稿人;菜譜作者;時裝撰稿人;美食撰稿人;足球專欄撰稿人;高爾夫球欄目撰稿人;自然作家;科學作家;體育欄目記者;遊記作家▸➤copy(usually copywriter) , editorial, feature, headline, leader, magazine, newspaper, speech廣告文案撰稿人;社論撰稿人;特稿撰稿人;標題撰寫人;雜誌撰稿人;報紙撰稿人;演講撰稿人▸➤comic-book, short-story, textbook漫畫作家;短篇小說家;教科書作者➤film, screen(usually screenwriter) , script(usually scriptwriter) , television, TV電影劇本作家;編劇;電視編劇➤music, song (usually songwriter)音樂創作者;歌曲作者➤software軟件編寫人員➤letter, report寫信人;新聞報道撰稿人▸➤shorthand (BrE) 速記員▸➤the present (written) 筆者◇The present writer (= the person writing) has no experience in microbiology.筆者在微生物學方面毫無經驗。WRITER + VERB➤write sth作家創作◇a popular writer who has written over forty books寫過 40 餘本書的當紅作家➤argue sth, describe sth, point sth out, put it, say sth, suggest sth作家主張⋯;作者描述⋯;作家指出⋯;作家認為;作家說⋯;作家建議⋯◇As one writer put it, English wine could be drunk only with closed eyes and through clenched teeth.正如一位作家所說,英國的葡萄酒只有閉着眼睛咬緊牙關才能喝下去。◇Is political culture, as some writers have suggested, in a state of collapse?政治文化是不是像某些作家所暗示的那樣,處於崩潰的狀態?➤be interested in sth作家對⋯感興趣➤draw on sth作家利用⋯◇The writer drew on his own experience to write this script.該作家根據自身經歷撰寫了這個劇本。PREPOSITION➤as writer作為作家◇her career as a writer她的作家生涯➤writer for為⋯撰稿的人◇a freelance feature writer for Time《時代週刊》專題文章的自由撰稿人➤writer of專寫⋯的作家◇a writer of children's books兒童圖書作者➤writer on寫⋯題材的作家◇He is a prominent writer on civil liberties.他是公民自由問題的著名撰稿人。PHRASES➤a group of writers, a writer's group作家團體▸➤a writer in residence常駐作家◇We have decided not to employ a writer in residence after June.我們已經決定 6 月份以後不再雇用常駐作家。➤a writer of the day, period, time, etc.當代作家◇Unlike many writers of the period, she is not preoccupied with morality.與許多當代作家不一樣,她並非只關注道德問題。➤writer's block作家創作低潮期;缺乏創作靈感的時期◇He's just released a new album after two years of writer's block.經歷了兩年的創作低潮後,他剛剛發佈了一張新唱片。➡ note at job
➡ See also the entry for reporter另见reporter条writer ♦︎ author ♦︎ poet ♦︎ novelist ♦︎ playwright ♦︎ biographer ♦︎ scribe ♦︎ scriptwriter ♦︎ dramatist ♦︎ screenwriterThese are all words for a person whose job is writing sth.这些词均表示作家。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an award-winning writer / author / poet / novelist / playwright / screenwriter◆a / an famous / aspiring writer / author / poet / novelist / playwright / screenwriter◆a best-selling / romantic writer / author / poet / novelist◆a historical / science fiction writer / author / novelist◆a writer / an author / a poet / a novelist / a playwright / a biographer / a scribe / a scriptwriter / a dramatist / a screenwriter writes sth■writer [countable] a person whose job is writing; a person who has written a particular thing作家;作者;著者;写⋯的人◆a travel / science / cookery writer游记/科普作家;写菜谱的人◆the writer of this letter / article / computer program写这封信的人;本篇文章的作者;编写这一电脑程序的人■author [countable] a person who has written sth such as a book, story or article作者;著者◆She is a published author.她的作品已公开发行。◆Who's the author?作者是谁?■poet ˈpəʊɪt; NAmEˈpoʊət [countable] a person who writes poems诗人◆the Romantic poets浪漫主义诗人■novelistˈnɒvəlɪst; NAmEˈnɑːvəlɪst [countable] a person who writes novels小说家◆She is now a best-selling novelist.她现在是畅销小说家。 see also novel ⇨ book■playwrightˈpleɪraɪt [countable] a person who writes plays for the theatre, television or radio(舞台剧、电视剧或广播剧的)剧作家,编剧◆The famous playwright died in 1616 at the age of 52.这位著名的剧作家在1616年他52岁的时候去世了。 see also play ⇨ playnoun■biographer baɪˈɒgrəfə(r); NAmEbaɪˈɑːgrəfər [countable] a person who writes a biography(= the story of another person's life)传记作家◆As Dr Johnson's biographer, Boswell became quite famous in his own right.写完约翰逊博士的传记,鲍斯韦尔本人也一举成名。■scribeskraɪb [countable] a person who made copies of written documents before printing was invented(印刷术发明之前的)抄写员,抄书吏◆Before paper was common, medieval scribes used parchment or vellum.纸张普及之前,中世纪的抄书吏使用的是羊皮纸或犊皮纸。■scriptwriter ˈskrɪptraɪtə(r) [countable] a person who writes the script(= a written text that is meant to be read or performed aloud)for plays, films or broadcasts(戏剧、电影或广播的)编剧,剧作家◆Not even Hollywood scriptwriters had dreamt up such a horrific chain of events.即便是好莱坞的编剧都想不出这一连串令人发指的事件。■dramatist ˈdræmətɪst [countable] (ratherformal) a person who writes plays for the theatre, television or radio(舞台剧、电视剧或广播剧的)剧作家,编剧◆It is a powerful story written by a great dramatist.那是一个震撼人心的故事,作者是位伟大的剧作家。 see also drama ⇨ playnoun▸dramatize (BrE alsodramatise) ˈdræmətaɪz
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[transitive] ◆The book has been dramatized on television.该书已改编成电视剧。▸dramatization (BrE alsodramatisation) ˌdræmətaɪˈzeɪʃn, ˌdræmətəˈzeɪʃn
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[countable, uncountable] ◆a television dramatization of the trial根据那次审判改编成的电视剧NOTE辨析 Playwright or dramatist?There is very little difference in meaning or use between these words. Both are used especially to talk about people who write plays for the theatre, although they can also refer to writers for television or radio. Playwright is used equally to talk about modern writers and writers in the past; dramatist is used slightly more to talk about writers in the past, although you can also talk about modern dramatists.这两个词在含义和用法上差别很小,均指剧作家,也可以指电视剧或广播剧的编剧。playwright既可指现代作家,也可指过去的作家;dramatist略多用于指过去的作家,不过也可以说modern dramatist。■screenwriterˈskriːnraɪtə(r) [countable] a person who writes screenplays(= scripts for films and television dramas)电影(或电视剧)剧本作家◆an Oscar-winning screenwriter一位奥斯卡获奖编剧