Word · Frequency #15560
autobiographical
自传的；自传体的
relating to or in the style of an autobiography; of or characteristic of an autobiographer
- 1.
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
关于个人生活或个人自述的；自传性的。
关于个人生活或个人自述的；自传性的。；自传的；自传体的
In use
Her new novel is highly autobiographical, drawing on her childhood in a small town.
Many readers assume that every song the singer writes is autobiographical, but he often invents stories.
In his autobiographical essay, the professor describes his years as a student in Paris.
autobiographical + noun
autobiographical 作定语时，常修饰 novel、account、work、film 等表示作品或记录的名词。
She wrote an autobiographical novel about growing up in a small town.
她写了一部关于在小镇成长经历的自传体小说。
be + autobiographical
be + autobiographical 指作品或叙述以作者亲身经历为基础。
Many of her early poems are autobiographical.
她的许多早期诗歌都是自传性质的。
autobiographical in + noun
autobiographical in + 抽象名词（如 style, nature, form）表示在某方面具有自传特征。
The play is autobiographical in style, though the characters are fictional.
这部戏剧在风格上是自传体的，尽管人物是虚构的。
Common mistakes
She wrote an autobiography novel about her childhood.She wrote an autobiographical novel about her childhood.
novel 是名词，需要形容词 autobiographical（自传体的）来修饰；autobiography 是名词“自传”，不能直接放在名词前作定语。
This self-biographical movie is about the director's youth.This autobiographical movie is about the director's youth.
表示“自传体的”应用标准形容词 autobiographical；self-biographical 是按汉语“自+传记”生造的，英语中不用，auto- 本身已含“自己的”之意。
Connections
Collocations
- autobiographical novel
- 自传体小说
- She wrote an autobiographical novel about her childhood.她写了一部关于自己童年的自传体小说。
- autobiographical account
- 自传式记述
- In his autobiographical account, he describes his early years in detail.在他的自传式记述中，他详细描述了自己的早年生活。
- autobiographical writing
- 自传体写作
- The course focuses on autobiographical writing and memoir.这门课程重点讲授自传体写作和回忆录。
- autobiographical details
- 自传性细节
- The film includes many autobiographical details from the director's life.这部电影包含了许多导演生活中的自传性细节。
- autobiographical element
- 自传成分
- There is a strong autobiographical element in her poetry.她的诗歌中有很强的自传成分。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
auto（自己）+ bio（生命/生活）+ graphical（书写记录的）：把自己生活的记录写出来，就是自传体的。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：literary criticism、biographical writing、film and media reviews 通常用于描述作品或叙述与作者亲身经历相关，多见于文学评论、传记、影评等较正式的场合；日常口语中较少使用，属于中性偏正式的语体。
Pronunciation & Spelling
和 autobiographical 真正押韵的词：graphical、biographical、geographical，重音都在 /ɡræf/ 上，并以 /ɪkəl/ 结尾。注意 photographic、biography、autobiography、autobiographic 虽然拼写相似，但重音或结尾不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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