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the authorship of [something]
The authorship of the novel has been debated for years.
这部小说的作者身份多年来一直存在争议。
作者身份
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作者身份
The state or fact of being the author of a work.
The authorship of the novel has been debated for years.
这部小说的作者身份多年来一直存在争议。
作者的身份或状态；作者的职能或尊严。
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
来源；起源；出处。
The source; the origin; the origination.
The authorship of that anonymous poem was finally confirmed after decades of research.
那首匿名诗的作者身份经过几十年的研究终于得到了确认。
She claimed authorship of the new marketing strategy that doubled sales.
她声称自己提出了使销售额翻倍的新营销策略。
Disputes over authorship can delay the publication of scientific papers.
关于作者归属的争议可能会延误科学论文的发表。
The authorship of the novel has been debated for years.
这部小说的作者身份多年来一直存在争议。
He claimed authorship of the scientific paper.
他声称是这篇科学论文的作者。
注意：attribution of authorship 常用于学术或法律语境。
The attribution of authorship to him was based on handwriting analysis.
笔迹分析是认定他为作者的依据。
Not this
He is the authorship of this book.
Use this
He is the author of this book.
“authorship”意为“作者身份”或“原创”，是不可数名词，不能指具体的人；指人应使用“author”。
Not this
I want to learn authorship.
Use this
I want to learn writing.
“authorship”强调作者身份或创作渊源，不指活动本身；表示“写作”这一行为应使用“writing”。
Not this
The authorship for this poem is unknown.
Use this
The authorship of this poem is unknown.
与“authorship”搭配的正确介词是“of”，表示“...的作者身份”，而“for”通常不用于此意。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
声称是作者
She claimed authorship of the anonymous article.
她声称自己是那篇匿名文章的作者。
对作者身份提出异议
Scholars dispute the authorship of this play.
学者们对这部戏剧的作者身份存有争议。
承认作者身份
He finally acknowledged authorship of the letter.
他最终承认了那封信的作者身份。
……的作者身份；……的出处
The authorship of the painting remains unknown.
这幅画的作者仍不为人知。
共同作者身份；合著
The paper was the result of joint authorship.
这篇论文是合著的结果。
确定作者身份
Forensic analysis helped determine authorship of the document.
法医分析帮助确定了该文件的作者。
Use authorship naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
author（作者）+ ship（船）→ 作者的身份像一艘船，载着作品的来源与出处。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、publishing、legal documents 该词通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在学术写作、出版和法律文件中，表示“作者身份”或“来源出处”；日常口语中较少用。
通常不可数，但复数形式 authorships 用于表示多种作者身份。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.