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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary au·thor
ETYMOLOGY Middle English auctour, from Anglo-French auctor, autor, from Latin auctor promoter, originator, author, from augēre to increase — more at eke DATE 14th century 1. a. one that originates or creates : source software authors film authors the author of this crime b. capitalized : god 12. the writer of a literary work (as a book)
transitive verb DATE 1596 : to be the author of : write has authored several books English Etymology author c.1300, autor "father," from O.Fr . auctor, from L. auctorem(nom. auctor) "enlarger, founder, master, leader," lit. "one who causes to grow," agent noun from auctus, pp. of augere "to increase" (see augment). Meaning "one who sets forth written statements" is from late 14c. The -t- changed to -th- on mistaken assumption of Gk. origin. The verb is attested from 1590s. http://O.Fr "...[W]riting means revealing onesself to excess ....This is why one can never be alone enough when one writes, why even night is not night enough. ... I have often thought that the best mode of life for me would be to sit in the innermost room of a spacious locked cellar with my writing things and a lamp. Food would be brought and always put down far away from my room, outside the cellar's outermost door. The walk to my food, in my dressing gown, through the vaulted cellars, would be my only exercise. I would then return to my table, eat slowly and with deliberation, then start writing again at once. And how I would write! From what depths I would drag it up!" [Franz Kafka] Related: Authorial (1796). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ author author / 5C:WE(r) / noun1. a person who writes books or the person who wrote a particular book 著者；作者；作家: Who is your favourite author? 你最喜欢哪位作家？ He is the author of seven books on art. 他写了三本艺术专着。 best-selling author Joan Collins 畅销书作家琼 · 柯林斯 Who's the author? 作者是谁？ 2. the person who creates or starts sth, especially a plan or an idea (尤指计划或思想的)创造者,发起人: As the author of the proposal I cannot agree with you. 我作为提案的发起人不能同意你的意见。 verb[VN] (formal) to be the author of a book, report, etc. 着作；写作；编写 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English author noun ADJ. best-selling | prolific | famous, well-known | anonymous the anonymous author of this pamphlet | children's Primarily a children's author, she has also written books for adults. VERB + AUTHOR read Stephen King is an author I've never read. AUTHOR + VERB write (sth) The author was writing in the seventeenth century. OLT author noun ⇨ writer Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged au·thor I. \ˈȯthə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: alteration of Middle English autour, auctour, from Old French autor, auctor, from Latin auctor, from auctus (past participle of augēre to increase) + -or — more at eke 1. : one that fathers : procreator , parent , ancestor < the author of his being was a shiftless, drunken, ill-tempered hack musician — H.W.Van Loon > 2. a. : one that is the source of some form of intellectual or creative work < the author of the theory of relativity > < the author of a beautifully designed mural > especially : one that writes or otherwise composes a book, article, poem, play, or other work which involves literary composition and is intended for publication < favorite American authors > < author of a textbook > < the authors of a tariff law > — compare compiler , editor , translator b. : one that compiles material (as for publication) in such a way that the finished compilation can be regarded as a relatively original work < author of an anthology of French poetry > c. : one (as an author's agent) having the right to make author's alterations d. : a printer's customer e. : a corporate author 3. a. : one that originates, makes, or gives existence : source , creator ; especially capitalized : god < Eternal King … Author of all being — John Milton > b. : one that brings about or is the efficient cause of an action, event, circumstance, or condition < the author of a plan for social improvement > < an author of world tension > c. : one that prompts to an action : instigator < author of a mutiny > 4. obsolete : one that is pointed out or appealed to as the source of an opinion : informant 5. authors plural but singular in construction, often capitalized : a game played with special cards divided into sets or books, each set relating to a different author; also : this game played with standard playing cards 6. : one that originally names and describes a particular taxon II. transitive verb (authored ; authored ; authoring \-th(ə)riŋ\ ; authors) 1. : to be the author of; especially : write < he authored a series of best sellers > 2. : make , originate , create < authoring a radically new fashion trend > |
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