writer
英 [ˈraɪtə(r)]
美 [ˈraɪtər]
n. 作家; 作者; 著者; 写…的人; 执笔者; 撰写人; 写字…的人
复数：writers
Oxford 3000 / BNC.1314 / COCA.980
同义词辨析
writern. 作者，作家
〔辨析〕
普通用词，含义较广，多指以写作为职业的作家，一般限于传统文学体裁（如小说、戏剧、诗歌、散文等）之范畴；也可指普通报刊文章、报道、论文、甚至广告文字的撰写者或写家。有时可用于含褒、贬之意的非正式说法。
〔例证〕
a ghost/hack/prolific writer
一个捉刀人/雇佣文人/多产作家
Defoe was a famous English writer.
笛福是英国的著名作家。
She was the writer of the letter.
她就是写这封信的人。
This example shows that good writers always try to avoid ambiguity.
这个例子说明，会写文章的人总是尽量避免歧义。
一个捉刀人/雇佣文人/多产作家
Defoe was a famous English writer.
笛福是英国的著名作家。
She was the writer of the letter.
她就是写这封信的人。
This example shows that good writers always try to avoid ambiguity.
这个例子说明，会写文章的人总是尽量避免歧义。
authorn. 作者，作家，著作人
〔辨析〕
较正式用词，常特指某一文章、著作等的作者；指作家时，其与writer 的显著区别就是并不强调是否以写作为职业，而只强调写作出版的事实。
〔例证〕
He became an author quite late in life.
他晚年才成为作家。
If you know the author only, just look it up in the author catalogue.
如果你只知道著作人，那就查作者目录。
In his preface, the author set forth his reasons for writing the book.
作者在前言中阐明了他写该书的原因。
他晚年才成为作家。
If you know the author only, just look it up in the author catalogue.
如果你只知道著作人，那就查作者目录。
In his preface, the author set forth his reasons for writing the book.
作者在前言中阐明了他写该书的原因。
牛津词典
noun
- 作家；作者；著者
a person whose job is writing books, stories, articles, etc.- writers of poetry
诗人 - a travel/cookery, etc. writer
游记作家、写菜谱的人等
- writers of poetry
- 写…的人；执笔者；撰写人
a person who has written a particular thing- the writer of this letter
写这封信的人
- the writer of this letter
- 写字…的人
a person who forms letters in a particular way when they are writing- a messy writer
书写潦草的人
- a messy writer
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT (专业)作家
Awriteris a person who writes books, stories, or articles as a job.- Turner is a writer and critic.
特纳是作家兼批评家。 - ...detective stories by American writers.
美国作家创作的侦探小说 - ...novelist and travel writer Paul Theroux.
小说家兼游记作家保罗·泰鲁 - ...Frank Keating, this paper's respected sports writer.
弗兰克·基廷——本报备受尊敬的体育专栏作家
- Turner is a writer and critic.
- N-COUNT （特定文章、报告、信件或故事的）作者，撰写者
Thewriterof a particular article, report, letter, or story is the person who wrote it.- No-one is to see the document without the permission of the writer of the report...
此报告未经作者允许，任何人不得翻阅。 - I can't agree with the letter writer who claims bringing back the death penalty would be an abuse of human rights.
我不能赞同写信人所称恢复死刑就是侵犯人权的说法。
- No-one is to see the document without the permission of the writer of the report...
英英释义
noun
- writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
- a person who is able to write and has written something
双语例句
- Kingdon's broad experience, as writer and scholar, suffuses this important book.
金登身为作家和学者的丰富阅历在这部重要的著作中体现得淋漓尽致。 - Turner is a writer and critic.
特纳是作家兼批评家。 - One of writer's favourite themes is the fraternity of mankind.
作家最喜欢写的一个主题是人类的博爱。 - It's a compulsion to write, more than talent, that makes a writer.
成为作家要有天分，但更要有创作的冲动。 - In this book the writer contrasts good with [ and] evil.
作者在本书中，把善与恶作了对比。 - A writer is suing director Steven Spielberg for allegedly stealing his film idea
一名作家正控告导演史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格涉嫌剽窃了他的电影创意。 - At this point the writer puts in [ inserts] a flashback.
作者在这里安插了一段倒叙。 - I disagree with the doctrine that the writer's life and intention have no bearing on his texts.
我不同意作者的生活和意图与他的文本没有联系的学说。 - The writer constructed the story from memories of her childhood.
作者根据她自己童年的回忆构思了这个故事。 - Diana is a writer of historical fiction.
黛安娜是历史小说作家。