Word
ghostwriter
noun
捉刀人；代笔人
核心释义
a writer who is paid to write for another person, who gets the credit
- 1.
代笔作家,受雇为他人撰写作品的人
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；受雇而代为作文/作画的人；捉刀人
用法In use
The famous singer hired a ghostwriter to write her autobiography.
用法提示：此句中 ghostwriter 是名词，指受雇代他人写作的人。
A good ghostwriter can match the author's voice perfectly.
用法提示：ghostwriter 为单数名词，泛指代笔人这一职业。
Many politicians use ghostwriters for their speeches.
用法提示：复数形式 ghostwriters 作名词，表示多位代笔人。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- ghostwriters
- plural
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