autobiography
noun uk/ˌɔː.tə.baɪˈɒɡ.rə.fi/ us/ˌɑː.t̬ə.baɪˈɑː.ɡrə.fi/
[ C ]自传
a book about a person's life, written by that person
Tony Blair's autobiography was a bestseller. 托尼·布莱尔的自传曾十分畅销。
Compare: biography
[ U ]自传体写作
the area of literature relating to such books
His life story is recounted in two fascinating volumes of autobiography. 两部引人入胜的自传描述了他的生平经历。
autobiographer
noun [ C ] uk/ˌɔː.tə.baɪˈɒɡ.rə.fər/ us/ˌɑː.t̬ə.baɪˈɑː.ɡrə.fɚ/
自传作者
someone who writes (an) autobiography
Biographers tend to be more accurate and objective than autobiographers. 传记作家往往要比自传作家更实事求是也更客观。