Word · Frequency #9361
boswell
为好友或当代名人作传者
核心释义
a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds; also, Scottish author known for his biography of Samuel Johnson
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一个忠实的仰慕者和记录某人言行的人
A devoted admirer and recorder of a person's words and deeds.
一个忠实的仰慕者和记录某人言行的人
用法In use
As a loyal boswell, she documented every lecture her mentor gave.
用法提示：此处boswell指忠实记录他人言行的人，作名词用。
The author considered himself a boswell to the great poet, jotting down his daily conversations.
用法提示：此处boswell表示仰慕并记录名人言行的人，作名词用。
In the office, she became the boswell of the CEO, noting his strategies for future reference.
用法提示：此处boswell指专门记录某人言行的人，作名词用。
be the Boswell of [sb]
He was the Boswell of the aging poet, documenting his every word.
他是那位老诗人的忠实传记作者，记录下他的一言一行。
act as sb's Boswell
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a Boswell of
- 某人的忠实记录者
- He became a Boswell of the famous artist.他成为了那位著名艺术家的忠实记录者。
- act as Boswell to
- 担任…的传记记录者
- She acted as Boswell to the aging writer.她担任了那位年迈作家的传记记录者。
- self-appointed Boswell
- 自封的传记记录者
- He was a self-appointed Boswell of the pop star.他是那位流行歌星自封的传记记录者。
- Boswell-like devotion
- 博斯韦尔式的忠诚记录
- His Boswell-like devotion captured every detail of the event.他博斯韦尔式的忠诚记录捕捉了活动的每个细节。
- modern-day Boswell
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
boswell音似‘博士为尔’，联想博士为你写传记，即‘为好友或当代名人作传者’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：传记文学、文学史 通常用于正式或文学语境，指代对他人言行进行记录和颂扬的传记作者。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed words share the spelling 'well' at the end, but note that 'boswell' is pronounced /ˈbɔzwəl/ with an unstressed second syllable containing a schwa, whereas the words below have a stressed /wɛl/ vowel. No common English words share the exact unstressed /wəl/ ending of 'boswell'.
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