byline
byline — 名詞
1. a short printed line, usually placed just above or below the headline, that name
署名行
報刊文章標題旁印作者姓名的那一行
a short printed line, usually placed just above or below the headline, that names the journalist who wrote the article you are reading.
Maya was thrilled to see her first byline in the Sunday paper.
Maya 第一次在週日報紙上看到自己的署名行時非常興奮。
byline + see/get for first publication
The editor removed the byline because two reporters had shared the work equally.
因為兩位記者貢獻相當，編輯把署名行整個拿掉了。
byline as removable credit
Most freelance writers care deeply about getting a byline on every piece they sell.
大多數自由撰稿人都很在意每一篇賣出的稿子是否能掛上自己的署名。
Under the headline sat a small byline reading 'By Carlos Reyes, Sports Desk.'
標題下方有一行小小的署名行，寫著「By Carlos Reyes，體育組」。
Junior reporters at the magazine often share a byline with a more senior writer.
雜誌的菜鳥記者經常和資深前輩共掛署名行。
- credit line
broader term covering film, photo, or article credits
- attribution
more formal; can refer to any source acknowledgement, not just article authorship
- anonymous
describes an article published without a byline
文法句型
byline + by + author's name
用法筆記
Subject is usually a publication, editor, or writer; the article itself is the place where the byline sits. Often paired with verbs like 'get', 'earn', 'share', or 'remove'.
常見錯誤
2. in football (soccer), the painted boundary line at either short end of the pitch
底線
足球場兩端短邊的邊線，連接角旗與球門
in football (soccer), the painted boundary line at either short end of the pitch, running from one corner flag through the goal area to the other corner flag.
Salah raced down the wing and crossed the ball just before reaching the byline.
Salah 沿邊路一路狂奔，在快碰到底線前把球傳了出去。
reach/get to the byline
The winger kept the ball in play with his toe right on the byline.
那名邊鋒用腳尖踩在底線上，把球穩穩地保留在場內。
on the byline (location)
From near the byline, the striker pulled the ball back for a tap-in goal.
前鋒在靠近底線的位置把球往後一撥，隊友輕輕一推就破門了。
The referee signalled a goal kick after the ball rolled gently over the byline.
球緩緩越過底線後，裁判判給對方一個球門球。
- touchline
the long side line of the pitch, not the short end
文法句型
the byline + of/at + part of pitch
用法筆記
Mostly British football commentary; American writers usually say 'end line' or 'goal line'. Distinguish from sense 1 (newspaper credit) by the surrounding sport vocabulary (winger, cross, corner flag).
常見錯誤
byline — 動詞
1. to print a journalist's name at the top of an article so that readers know who w
署名刊登
在文章上印出記者姓名做為作者標示
to print a journalist's name at the top of an article so that readers know who wrote it; usually used in the passive.
The Times bylined the investigation under the names of three reporters from Beirut.
《泰晤士報》把這則調查報導署名刊登在三位駐貝魯特記者名下。
byline + article + under name(s)
Her front-page exposé was bylined simply 'Lina Park, Staff Writer.'
她那篇登上頭版的揭密報導，只用「Lina Park，特約撰稿」這幾個字署名刊出。
passive: be bylined + name
Editors agreed to byline the column jointly after both interns refused to drop their names.
兩位實習生都不肯撤掉名字，編輯們最後同意這個專欄共同署名刊登。
The opinion piece was bylined by a doctor who had treated patients during the outbreak.
這篇評論文章是以一位曾在疫情期間照顧病患的醫師之名署名刊登的。
- publish anonymously
to print an article with no writer's name attached
文法句型
byline + article
be bylined by + person
用法筆記
Frequently passive ('was bylined by/under...'). Subject in active form is almost always a publication, editor, or news desk, not the author themselves.