biographical

biographical — adjective

1. about the events and details in a real person's life.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

about the events and details in a real person's life.

例句

The museum added biographical notes beside each singer's stage costume.

biographical notes

A biographical film about Frida Kahlo opened at the town cinema.

biographical film

同義詞
  • biographic

    a shorter variant, but much less common in ordinary use

  • autobiographical

    used when the life material comes from the subject's own point of view

  • personal

    broader and less exact; it can describe private feelings without telling a life story

反義詞
  • fictional

    used for invented people or events rather than a real person's life

文法句型

biographical + film

biographical + details

biographical + sketch

be biographical

用法筆記

Usually comes before nouns such as 'film', 'details', 'notes', and 'sketch'. After 'be', it often contrasts with words like 'historical' or 'political' to show that the focus is one person's life rather than wider events.

常見錯誤

❌The article gives many biography details about the actor.
✅The article gives many biographical details about the actor.
💡Use the adjective before 'details'; 'biography' is the noun.
❌It is an autobiographical film about the king, made by a TV studio.
✅It is a biographical film about the king.
💡'Autobiographical' is used when the work comes from the subject's own life or viewpoint.