biography

英 [baɪˈɒɡrəfi]

美 [baɪˈɑːɡrəfi]

n. 传记; 传记作品

复数：biographies　

Collins.2 / BNC.5647 / COCA.4875

同义词辨析

biographyn. 传记，传记作品

〔辨析〕

指记录某人人生经历的作品，一般由他人撰写。

〔例证〕

This biography was written by a famous author.
该传记出自一位著名作家之手。
It is an authoritative biography.
这是一本很权威的传记。

〔辨析〕

指某人撰写的记录其人生经历的作品。

〔例证〕

He began to write an autobiography when he retired.
他退休以后开始写自传了。

life storyn. 传记，生平故事

〔辨析〕

普通用词，指讲述某人生平的口头或书面故事。

〔例证〕

The young girl insisted on listening to the life story of her grandmother.
那个年轻的女孩坚持要听祖母一生的经历。

noun

传记；传记作品
the story of a person's life written by sb else; this type of writing
1. Boswell's biography of Johnson
  博斯韦尔写的约翰逊传

（人物）传记
Abiographyof someone is an account of their life, written by someone else.
N-UNCOUNT 传记（文学体裁）
Biographyis the branch of literature which deals with accounts of people's lives.
1. ...a volume of biography and criticism.
  一册传记和评论文章

noun

an account of the series of events making up a person's life
Synonym:lifelife storylife history

Reading Einstein's biography expanded my mind as I began to understand the Theory of Relativity.
读爱因斯坦传拓展了我的思维，使我逐渐理解了相对论。
It is, in its way, a maddening biography.
客观来说，这部传记很是令人气愤。
After reading a biography of Lincoln he was able to tell many stories about the President.
他读了林肯的传记后，能讲出许多关于这位总统的故事。
This new biography is the first to consider fully the writer's gestalt.
以这部新传记是第一部充分考虑作家完形的书。
It's a divided biography, in other words.
换句话说，这是一个分裂的传记。
The novel should be read in conjunction with the author's biography.
这本小说应该和作者传记一起读。
The biography convinces me that he is a hero.
传记使我确信他是一个英雄。
Finally I have published a book, my very own biography!
我出书了，一本有关于我自己的书！
I was asked to write a biography and initially I said no because I thought I was too young.
那时有人请我写一本自传，我马上拒绝了，因为我认为我太年轻了。
In this authorised biography, Alexander Maitland adds a little colour to the picture, but no important details.
在威福瑞授权出版的这本传记中，亚历山大梅特兰也就此添油加醋说了一通，不过没什么引人注目的详。