author

著者、作家

本や記事などの作品を書いたり作ったりする人。

やさしい英語で： A person who writes or creates a book, article, or other work.

• She is a famous author.
• Who is the author of this article?
• The two authors wrote the report together.

使い方： the author of something (Who is the author of this book?)

類義語： writer, creator

よく使う表現： author of something, famous author, children’s author

情報源、典拠

その人の発言が情報のよりどころとなる人物。

やさしい英語で： A person whose statements are used as a source of information.

• He is a reliable author on these events.
• Several ancient authors describe the same battle.
• The historian compared the accounts of three authors.

類義語： authority, source

よく使う表現： reliable author, ancient author, author on something

執筆する、作成する

本や記事、報告書などを書いたり作成したりすること。

やさしい英語で： To write or create a book, article, report, or other work.

• She authored the report.
• He has authored several books on farming.
• Who authored this software guide?

類義語： write, create, compose

よく使う表現： author a book, author a report, author an article