Word
ghostwriter
捉刀人；代笔人
a writer who is paid to write for another person, who gets the credit
- 1.
A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.
代笔作家,受雇为他人撰写作品的人
代笔作家,受雇为他人撰写作品的人；受雇而代为作文/作画的人；捉刀人
In use
The famous singer hired a ghostwriter to write her autobiography.
A good ghostwriter can match the author's voice perfectly.
Many politicians use ghostwriters for their speeches.
work as a ghostwriter
She works as a ghostwriter for a famous author.
她为一位著名作家当捉刀人。
hire a ghostwriter
Many celebrities hire a ghostwriter to write their memoirs.
许多名人雇用捉刀人为他们写回忆录。
ghostwriter for sb/sth
He is the ghostwriter for the senator's speeches.
他是这位参议员演讲稿的捉刀人。
Common mistakes
He does ghostwriter for celebrities.He does ghostwriting for celebrities.
ghostwriter 是表示“捉刀人”的名词，不能用作活动或行为的名称。表示“代笔”这一活动时，应使用动名词 ghostwriting。
She is a ghostwriter of the senator.She is a ghostwriter for the senator.
ghostwriter 表示“为某人代笔”，其后应用介词 for 引出被代笔的对象，而非 of。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- ghostwriters
- plural
Learner notes
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.