writer

A1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 大学 FREQ #2549

n. 作家, 撰稿者, 抄写员 [化] 记录器

发音

UK /ˈɹaɪ.tə(ɹ)/
UK /ˈɹ̠aɪtə(ɹ̠)/
US /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/
US /ˈɹ̠aɪɾɚ/
US /ˈɹ̠ɐɪɾɚ/
US /ˈɹ̠ʌɪɾɚ/
CA /ˈɹʌɪ.təɹ/
/ˈɹ̠əjɾ̥(ə)ɹ̠/

词形变化

writers 复数 writers

别名

letter-writer writter LW

教材释义与例句

名词

作家;作者

释义与例句

n. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".

    作家

    作者

    笔者

    Has your girlfriend written you another letter already? She’s quite a writer!

    I met some of my favourite authors at the writers' convention.

    the present writer (referring to oneself as the writer)

  2. 2.

    Anything that writes or produces output.

  3. 3.

    The seller of an option.

    商务 金融
  4. 4.

    A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.

    历史
  5. 5.

    An ordinary legal practitioner in Scottish country towns.

    苏格兰
  6. 6.

    A petty officer in the United States navy who keeps the watch-muster and other books of the ship.

    美国
  7. 7.

    A graffiti artist.

    俚语

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English writer, writere, from Old English wrītere (“draughtsman; painter; writer; scribe; copyist”) and ġewritere (“writer; composer”), equivalent to write + -er and writ + -er. Cognate with Icelandic ritari (“clerk, secretary”), Faroese ritari (“clerk, secretary”).

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