author
noun
verb
ˈɔːθə
noun
1
someone
who
has
written
a
book
作者，作家，著作人;
Nothomb
is
a
Belgian
author.
诺东是位比利时作家。
[+
of
]
He
was
the
author
of
two
books
on
China.
他写过两本有关中国的书。
It’s
clear
that
the
author
is
a
woman.
显然，这位作者是女性。
2
the
person
who
starts
a
plan
or
idea
[正式] 〔计划、主张的〕创始人，发起者
formal
[+
of
]
the
author
of
the
state
reforms
州政府改革的发起者
verb
3
to
be
the
writer
of
a
book,
report
etc
创作，写作