autograph
autograph — 名詞
1. a celebrity's own name, written by hand on something like a photo, book, or shir
親筆簽名
名人在物品上留給粉絲收藏的簽名
a celebrity's own name, written by hand on something like a photo, book, or shirt, which a fan keeps as a souvenir.
Mia waited two hours outside the stadium just to get Messi's autograph on her jersey.
Mia 在球場外等了兩個小時，只為了在球衣上拿到梅西的親筆簽名。
get + someone's autograph
The actor signed his autograph on a small notebook for a young fan in the front row.
那位演員在前排一位年輕粉絲的小筆記本上簽下他的親筆簽名。
sign + autograph
Daniel's prized possession is a baseball with the autographs of all the 1998 Yankees players.
Daniel 最珍惜的物品是一顆有 1998 年洋基隊全體球員親筆簽名的棒球。
Could I have your autograph for my daughter? She watches every one of your films.
可以幫我女兒簽個親筆簽名嗎？您的每一部電影她都看過。
After the concert, fans crowded the stage door hoping for an autograph from the lead singer.
演唱會結束後，粉絲擠在後台門口，希望能拿到主唱的親筆簽名。
- signature
a more general word; used for documents and forms, not just for fans
文法句型
someone's autograph
用法筆記
Distinguish from the everyday word 'signature': an autograph is given as a keepsake by a celebrity to a fan, while a signature is what anyone writes on a contract, letter, or cheque.
常見錯誤
autograph — 動詞
1. if a famous person autographs an object such as a book, photo, or piece of cloth
親筆簽名於
名人在物品上為粉絲簽下自己的名字
if a famous person autographs an object such as a book, photo, or piece of clothing, they write their name on it as a gift for a fan.
The chef happily autographed Sara's copy of his cookbook after the cooking class.
烹飪課結束後，那位主廚很高興地在 Sara 的食譜書上親筆簽名。
autograph + book / photo (object owned by fan)
Each player took a turn to autograph the football before it was given to the hospital ward.
每位球員都輪流在足球上親筆簽名，之後這顆球被送到醫院的病房。
autograph + object passed between people
The retired astronaut autographed posters for the children visiting the science museum.
那位退休太空人為來科學博物館參觀的孩子們在海報上親筆簽名。
Would you mind autographing this photo for my grandson, Mr. Federer?
費德勒先生，可以麻煩您在這張照片上幫我孫子親筆簽名嗎？
The novel was autographed by the author and now sits on a shelf above Pia's desk.
這本小說由作者親筆簽名，現在就擺在 Pia 書桌上方的層架上。
文法句型
autograph + something
用法筆記
Subject is normally a celebrity, athlete, author, or other public figure. The object is a physical keepsake belonging to a fan, never an office document. Frequently used in the passive ('was autographed by…').
常見錯誤
autograph — 形容詞
1. describes a manuscript, letter, or score that the original author or composer wr
親筆的
由作者本人手寫而非印刷的
describes a manuscript, letter, or score that the original author or composer wrote out themselves, rather than a printed or copied version.
The library paid a record sum for an autograph letter from Charles Dickens to his sister.
那間圖書館花了一筆破紀錄的金額，買下狄更斯寫給妹妹的一封親筆信。
autograph + letter (formal collector context)
Scholars at the museum study the autograph manuscript of Mozart's last symphony every week.
博物館的學者每週都會研究莫札特最後一首交響曲的親筆手稿。
autograph + manuscript
The auction house displayed an autograph score by Beethoven, with notes crossed out in his own ink.
拍賣會展出了一份貝多芬的親筆樂譜，上面還有他用墨水劃掉的修改痕跡。
Only a handful of autograph poems by Emily Dickinson have survived without later editing.
艾蜜莉·狄金生只有少數幾首親筆詩稿留存下來，未經後人改動。
- handwritten
everyday word; does not require the writer to be the original author
- holograph
near-synonym in legal and academic use, especially for wills
文法句型
autograph + noun
用法筆記
Used only before a noun, never after a linking verb (so not 'the letter is autograph'). Mostly limited to museums, auction houses, and academic writing about historical documents.