author, writer

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

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(shuí)是最重要的英語(yǔ)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(wú)章。
4. He aims to be a successful writer.
   他的目標(biāo)是成為一個(gè)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(xué)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(jì)。
8. He became a writer.
   他成了一名作家。

writ.er

n.（名詞）
One who writes, especially as an occupation.
作家，作者：寫作的人，尤指以此為職業(yè)者