ADJECTIVE | VERB + AUTHOR | AUTHOR + VERBADJECTIVE➤best-selling暢銷書作家▸➤prolific多產作家▸➤famous, well-known知名/著名作家➤published發表作品的作家◇Her ambition was to become a published author.她的理想是寫作並發表。➤anonymous匿名作者◇the anonymous author of this pamphlet這本小冊子的匿名作者➤children's兒童作家◇Primarily a children's author, she has also written books for adults.她主要寫兒童作品,也寫成人讀本。➤contributing, joint (especially BrE) 撰稿作者;合著者◇He is a contributing author to many school textbooks.他是許多教科書的撰稿人。➤sole唯一的作者➤lead, senior (especially NAmE) 主要作者;第一作者◇the lead author of the report報道的主要作者➤favourite/favorite最喜歡的作者VERB + AUTHOR➤read讀某作家的作品◇Stephen King is an author I've never read.我從未讀過斯蒂芬・金寫的書。➤cite, quote引述某作家的語錄;引用某作家的語錄AUTHOR + VERB➤write (sth)作家創作(⋯)◇The author was writing in the 17th century.這位作家是在 17 世紀進行的創作。➤argue sth, conclude sth, note sth, suggest sth作者主張⋯/總結⋯/指出⋯/建議⋯◇The study's authors conclude that there is insufficient evidence to justify the policy.該研究的作者最後的結論是沒有充分證據證明該政策的合理性。