writer

['raitə]

n. 作者, 作家

例句与用法：

He cannot compare with (ie is not nearly as great as) Shakespeare as a writer of tragedies.

在悲剧写作方面他根本不能与莎士比亚相比。

Do you know who is the foremost writer in the English language?

你知道谁是最重要的英语作家吗？

This article lacks continuity; the writer keeps jumping from one subject to another.

这篇文章缺乏连贯性，作者一味东拉西扯，格局无章。

He aims to be a successful writer.

他的目标是成为一个成功的作家。

The writer gets a 10% royalty on each copy sold of his book.

作者从每本卖出的书中可得10%的版税。

He is not so much a writer as a scholar.

与其说他是作家倒不如说他是学者。

The writer of the book lived in the eighteenth century.

这本书的作者生活在十八世纪。

He became a writer.

他成了一名作家。

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 作者; 作家; 记者; 撰稿人

He is one of the President's speech writers.

他是总统演讲的撰稿人之一。

2. 抄写员; 文书

3. 写作手册