writer

漢語翻譯

詞意辨析：

author, writer

這兩個名詞均有“作者，作家”之意。
author: 泛指用自己名字或筆名發表過作品的人，不強調是否以寫作為主職業。
writer: 含義廣泛，一般指以寫作為職業的人。

英文解釋：

名詞 writer:

1. writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
   同義詞：author
2. a person who is able to write and has written something

例句：

1. He cannot compare with (ie is not nearly as great as) Shakespeare as a writer of tragedies.
   在悲劇寫作方面他根本不能與莎士比亞相比。
2. Do you know who is the foremost writer in the English language?
   你知道誰是最重要的英文作家嗎？
3. This article lacks continuity; the writer keeps jumping from one subject to another.
   這篇文章缺乏連貫性，作者一味東拉西扯，格局無章。
4. He aims to be a successful writer.
   他的目標是成為一個成功的作家。
5. The writer gets a 10% royalty on each copy sold of his book.
   作者從每本賣出的書中可得10%的版稅。
6. He is not so much a writer as a scholar.
   與其說他是作家倒不如說他是學者。
7. The writer of the book lived in the eighteenth century.
   這本書的作者生活在十八世紀。
8. He became a writer.
   他成了一名作家。