author
UK/'ɒ:θә/US
NGSL 1kIELTSA2
Definitions
n.
The writer or creator of a book, article, or other work
作者；著作人
n.
The originator or initiator of something
创始人；发起者
v.
To be the author of; to write or create (a work, plan, or policy)
撰写；创作；制定
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin auctor 'originator, founder,' an agent noun from augere 'to make grow, bring about.' An author is the one who brings a work into being. The literary sense (maker of a book) is the narrowing of the broader 'originator,' which the verb 'to author' still carries.
Root author still carries 6 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.best-selling author畅销书作者
- 2.the author of……的作者
- 3.co-author合著者
- 4.ghost author代笔作者
Example Sentences
- 1.
She is the author of three best-selling novels about wartime Europe.
- 2.
The report names him as the principal author of the new policy.
- 3.
He authored a controversial paper that reshaped the debate.