Word · Frequency #16546
andersen
安徒生
Danish author remembered for his fairy stories
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n. a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875)
安徒生(丹麦作家)
安徒生(丹麦作家)
In use
My daughter loves Andersen's fairy tales.
Andersen wrote “The Little Mermaid” and many other stories.
I learned about Andersen in my literature class.
be remembered for [something]
be remembered for 后接名词或名词性短语，表示“因……而被记住”。注意 for 是介词。
Andersen is remembered for his fairy tales.
安徒生因其童话而被人们铭记。
[name]'s [work]
人名所有格一般在末尾加 's，如 Andersen's，表示“安徒生的……”。
Andersen's fairy tales have been translated into many languages.
安徒生的童话已被翻译成多种语言。
be the author of [work]
be the author of 意为“是……的作者”，主语通常为人。
Andersen is the author of many fairy tales.
安徒生是许多童话的作者。
Common mistakes
Hans Christian Anderson is a famous Danish writer.Hans Christian Andersen is a famous Danish writer.
这位丹麦作家的姓氏是 Andersen，拼写为 A-n-d-e-r-s-e-n；Anderson（A-n-d-e-r-s-o-n）是另一个常见的英语姓氏。注意不要混淆字母 e 和 o。
I like Andersen fairy tales very much.I like Andersen's fairy tales very much.
英语中表示“安徒生的童话”需用名词所有格 Andersen's，即加 's。中文的“安徒生童话”省略了“的”，直译成 Andersen fairy tales 不符合英语习惯。
Hans Christian Andersen is an Danish author.Hans Christian Andersen is a Danish author.
Danish 的发音以辅音 /d/ 开头，所以不定冠词用 a，不用 an。这是 a/an 的基本规则。
Connections
Collocations
- Hans Christian Andersen
- 汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生
- Hans Christian Andersen is one of the most widely read authors in the world.汉斯·克里斯蒂安·安徒生是世界上读者最多的作家之一。
- Andersen's fairy tales
- 安徒生童话
- I loved reading Andersen's fairy tales when I was a child.我小时候喜欢读安徒生童话。
- Andersen Award
- 安徒生奖
- She won the Andersen Award for her children's book.她凭借其儿童书获得了安徒生奖。
- Andersen's birthplace
- 安徒生的出生地
- Odense, Andersen's birthplace, attracts many tourists every year.欧登塞是安徒生的出生地，每年吸引众多游客。
Pop culture & quotes
- Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. — Hans Christian Andersen
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把Andersen记成“安徒生”：以“安”开头，想到丹麦童话作家安徒生和他写的《海的女儿》。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学讨论、历史介绍 安徒生是丹麦作家的专有名词，通常用于文学、教育或历史语境，指创作童话的安徒生（1805-1875）。作为人名，语气中性，正式或非正式场合都可用，但在书面介绍和课堂讲解中更为常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No listed word rhymes exactly with /ˈændəsən/. Anderson /ˈændərsən/ and handsome /ˈhændsəm/ are lookalikes that sound different; Jensen, Olsen, Madsen, and Christensen share only the unstressed -sen spelling ending.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.