autobiography
/ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɑːɡrəfi/
n.
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自传
释义与例句
n.
自传
the story of a person's life written by that person
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In her autobiography, the actress describes growing up in a small village.
在这部自传中,这位女演员讲述了自己在小村庄长大的经历。
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He published his autobiography at the age of eighty.
他在八十岁时出版了自传。
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The autobiography sold millions of copies and was translated into twenty languages.
这部自传售出数百万册,被译成二十种语言。
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Students were asked to read an autobiography and write about the author's choices.
学生被要求读一本自传,并写一写作者的人生选择。
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Critics praised the autobiography for its honest account of failure and recovery.
评论家称赞这部自传坦诚地讲述了失败与重振的经历。
词源与构词
auto(自己)+ bio(生命)+ graph(写)+ -y(名词词尾):自己写下自己的一生,即自传。
记忆钩子
auto(自己)+ bio(生命)+ graph(写):自己写自己的一生——自传。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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antibiotic 抗生素The doctor gave him a course of antibiotics. 医生给他开了一个疗程的抗生素。
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biochemistry 生物化学She chose biochemistry as her major because she wanted to understand how cells work. 她选择生物化学作为专业,因为她想弄明白细胞是如何运作的。
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biodiversity 生物多样性The rainforest is famous for its biodiversity. 这片雨林以生物多样性著称。
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biofuel 生物燃料Many buses in the city now run on biofuel made from used cooking oil. 这座城市许多公交车现在使用由废弃食用油制成的生物燃料。
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biography 传记She is writing a biography of Einstein. 她正在写一部爱因斯坦传记。
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biology 生物学She majored in biology at college. 她大学主修生物学。
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biometric 生物识别的;生物统计的The phone uses biometric security. 这部手机使用生物识别安全技术。
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biopsy 活体组织检查;活检The doctor took a biopsy to check whether the lump was harmless. 医生取了一块组织做活检,以检查那个肿块是否无害。
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biosphere 生物圈Pollution threatens the entire biosphere. 污染威胁着整个生物圈。
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biotechnology 生物技术Biotechnology has produced crops that can resist drought and disease. 生物技术培育出了能抗旱抗病的作物。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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autobiographer 自传作者autobiography 去 y 加 -er,指写自传的人。
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autobiographical 自传体的-ical 形容词后缀,如 autobiographical novel(自传体小说)。
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autobiographically 以自传方式autobiographical 加 -ly 构成副词,表示以自传形式叙述。
同义词
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memoir 回忆录memoir 多写特定阶段或事件,可由他人整理;autobiography 通常覆盖本人一生且由本人撰写。The general's memoir focuses on the war years. 这位将军的回忆录聚焦战争岁月。
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life story 生平故事life story 是口语说法,可由他人口述或整理;autobiography 是正式文体,强调本人执笔。She told her life story to a local reporter. 她向当地记者讲述了自己的生平。
反义词
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biography 传记The biography was written by a journalist who never met him. 这部传记由一位从未见过他的记者撰写。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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biography 传记两者共享 bio(生命)+ graphy(书写):加 auto-(自己)才是本人写的自传;无 auto- 通常指他人写的传记。She read a biography of Marie Curie. 她读了一本居里夫人的传记。
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autograph 亲笔签名auto-(自己)+ graph(写)指亲笔签名;autobiography 中间还有 bio(生命),指写自己的一生。The fans waited outside to get the singer's autograph. 粉丝们在外面等候,想得到这位歌手的亲笔签名。
常见搭配
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publish an autobiography 出版自传She published an autobiography after retiring from tennis. 她从网坛退役后出版了一部自传。
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write an autobiography 写自传He began to write an autobiography when he turned seventy. 他七十岁时开始写自传。
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a best-selling autobiography 畅销自传The footballer's best-selling autobiography surprised critics. 这位足球运动员的畅销自传令评论家惊讶。