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a biography of [someone]
He wrote a biography of his grandfather.
他写了一本关于他祖父的传记。
传记
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传记
The story of a person's life, especially one that is published.
He wrote a biography of his grandfather.
他写了一本关于他祖父的传记。
尤指已出版的某人生平
A person's life story, especially one published.
描述一个人生活事件的记录
an account of the series of events making up a person's life
撰写传记的艺术
The art of writing this kind of story.
She read a biography of the famous scientist before the exam.
她在考试前读了那位著名科学家的传记。
His biography covers his early life in great detail.
他的传记详细描述了他的早年生活。
I am writing a biography about my grandfather for a school project.
我正在为一个学校项目写关于我祖父的传记。
He wrote a biography of his grandfather.
他写了一本关于他祖父的传记。
I read a biography of Lincoln by Carl Sandburg.
我读了卡尔·桑德堡写的林肯传记。
She decided to write a biography.
她决定写一本传记。
Not this
She biography the famous artist.
Use this
She wrote a biography of the famous artist.
Biography 是名词，不能用作动词。在英语中，biography 需要与 write 等动词搭配使用，而中文学习者可能受汉语用法影响误将其用作动词。
Not this
He wrote his biography at the age of 30.
Use this
He wrote his autobiography at the age of 30.
Biography 指由他人撰写的传记，autobiography 指自传。当主语为自己撰写时，应使用 autobiography，这是中国学习者常见的混淆错误。
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写传记
She decided to write a biography of her grandmother.
她决定写一本关于祖母的传记。
…的传记
He published a biography of the famous scientist.
他出版了一本这位著名科学家的传记。
授权传记
The singer's authorized biography was released last month.
这位歌手的授权传记上个月发行了。
批评性传记
The scholar is working on a critical biography of the poet.
这位学者正在撰写一部关于该诗人的批评性传记。
简介
The book includes a short biography of each author.
这本书包含每位作者的简介。
传记类
You can find the book in the biography section of the library.
你可以在图书馆的传记类找到这本书。
传记是唯一真实的历史。
This quote emphasizes that personal accounts (biographies) are more genuine than broad historical narratives.
这句名言强调个人传记比宏大的历史叙述更真实。
严格来说没有历史，只有传记。
This suggests that history is ultimately made up of individual life stories.
这表明历史最终是由个人的生平故事构成的。
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Bio（生命） + graphy（书写）= 传记。
中性词，通常用于正式、学术或文学语境，也可用于日常对话。
可数名词，与不定冠词或数词连用，有复数形式 biographies。
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