Word · Frequency #8624
autobiography
自传；自述
the story of someone's life written by that person; a biography of oneself
- 1.
A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
自传；自己撰写的人生故事。
- 2.
a biography of yourself
自传
- 3.
Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
作为文学体裁的自传作品。
自传文学；自传体文学；自传；自己撰写的人生故事。；自传；作为文学体裁的自传作品。
In use
In her autobiography, she describes her childhood in a small village.
He spent two years writing his autobiography after retiring from football.
Many readers enjoy autobiographies because they offer a personal view of history.
write an autobiography
常用动词搭配
She decided to write an autobiography after retiring.
她退休后决定写一本自传。
autobiography of [someone]
表示某人的自传
The autobiography of Nelson Mandela is inspiring.
纳尔逊·曼德拉的自传鼓舞人心。
in [possessive] autobiography
Connections
Collocations
- write an autobiography
- 写自传
- She decided to write an autobiography after retiring from politics.她从政界退休后决定写自传。
- publish an autobiography
- 出版自传
- The famous singer published her autobiography last year.那位著名歌手去年出版了自传。
- autobiography of
- ……的自传
- I am reading the autobiography of Nelson Mandela.我正在读纳尔逊·曼德拉的自传。
- fictional autobiography
- 虚构自传
- The novel is a fictional autobiography of a young wizard.这部小说是一位年轻巫师的虚构自传。
- read an autobiography
- 读自传
- He enjoys reading autobiographies of historical figures.他喜欢读历史人物的自传。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：auto-（自己）+ biography（传记）= 自传。看到auto就想到'自己'。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学、个人叙述、历史记录 “autobiography”通常被视为中性语域，多用于正式或半正式的书面语境，但也可用于日常讨论个人生平。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与 of 连用引出传主；也可用所有格，如 his autobiography。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词与autobiography押韵，均以-graphy结尾且重音在倒数第二音节。注意 photography (/fəˈtɑɡrəfi/) 和 calligraphy (/kəˈlɪɡrəfi/) 虽拼写相似，但重音不同，不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.