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For Life
2005.10.25

Today's WordMaster talks about the men and women who, with their imagination, insight, and eloquence, have shown us again and again that the pen is indeed mightier than the sword!

Today's Lesson
AUTHOR   著者、作家

Explanation

  • An author of a book, story, article, or other piece of writing is the person who wrote it.

    An author is also a person who writes books for pay.
  • author とは、本や小説、記事などを執筆した人のこと、つまり、著者のことです。

    また author は、本を書いて生計を立てている人、つまり、作家という意味でも使われます。

examples

  1. (a librarian)
    I can't find the book in our online catalog. Do you know who the author is?
  2. a: Who is your favorite author?
    b: Charles Dickens.
  3. (a college student)
    My history teacher is also a best-selling author. He wrote a book about English history that sold over a million copies.

英会話レッスンAuthor!