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。
捉刀人；代笔人
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
a writer who is paid to write for another person, who gets the credit
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.
The famous singer hired a ghostwriter to write her autobiography.
那位著名歌手雇了一位代笔人来写她的自传。
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.
好的代笔人能完美模仿作者的文风。
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.
许多政客的演讲稿是由代笔人撰写的。
用法提示：复数形式 ghostwriters 作名词，表示多位代笔人。
She works as a ghostwriter for a famous author.
她为一位著名作家当捉刀人。
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。
He is the ghostwriter for the senator's speeches.
他是这位参议员演讲稿的捉刀人。
grammar · medium
易错句子He does ghostwriter for celebrities.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is a ghostwriter of the senator.
正确表达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。
ghostwriter强调受雇代写，不署名；writer泛指任何从事写作的人，可署名或匿名
ghostwriter是代笔者，最终作品署名给别人；author是作品的署名作者，拥有著作权
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