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biographer noun
⇨ writer writer noun ➡ 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; NAmE ˈpoʊət/ [countable] a person who writes poems 诗人◆the Romantic poets浪漫主义诗人■ novelist /ˈnɒvəlɪst; NAmE ˈnɑːvəlɪst/ [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 ■ playwright /ˈpleɪraɪt/ / [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 ⇨ play noun ■ biographer / /baɪˈɒgrəfə(r); NAmE baɪˈɑːgrəfər/ [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。■ scribe /skraɪb/ / [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] (rather formal) 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 ⇨ play noun ▸ dramatize (BrE also dramatise) / /ˈdræmətaɪz/ / verb [transitive] ◆The book has been dramatized on television.该书已改编成电视剧。▸ dramatization (BrE also dramatisation) / /ˌdræmətaɪˈzeɪʃn, ˌdræmətəˈzeɪʃn/ noun [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。■ screenwriter /ˈskriːnraɪtə(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 |