biographer

biographer — 名詞

1. a writer who researches and describes the life of a real person, usually in a bo

1.名詞C1
釋義

傳記作家

撰寫他人生平的人

a writer who researches and describes the life of a real person, usually in a book

例句

After months of interviews, the biographer began the actor's early chapters.

經過好幾個月的訪談後，那位傳記作家開始寫這名演員的早年篇章。

typical task: interview sources first

The queen's biographer found school photos in a locked desk drawer.

女王的傳記作家在一個上鎖的書桌抽屜裡找到學生時代的照片。

同義詞
  • author

    very broad; it can mean any kind of book writer

  • chronicler

    more literary and often used for someone recording events over time

  • historian

    broader and often more academic; it is not limited to one person's life

  • life writer

    an academic term covering biography, memoir, and other writing about lives

文法句型

biographer of + person

authorized biographer

official biographer

用法筆記

Often used with of or a possessive to name the person being written about: a biographer of Lincoln, Lincoln's biographer. Common modifiers include authorized, official, and leading.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a biographer about Audrey Hepburn.
✅I bought a biography about Audrey Hepburn.
💡'biographer' is the writer; 'biography' is the book.
❌Jun is writing a biographer of himself.
✅Jun is writing an autobiography.
💡a biographer writes another person's life; an autobiography is your own.