单词	autobiographical
释义	autobiographyau‧to‧bi‧og‧ra‧phy /ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɒɡrəfi $ ˌɒːtəbaɪˈɑː-/ ●●○ noun (plural autobiographies) Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Although she has written three novels, this autobiography is her first published work. Her autobiography will be published next month, and will be a guaranteed bestseller. In her autobiography, Doris Lessing writes about her childhood in Zimbabwe. In his autobiography he described his life as an explorer in some of the remotest parts of the earth. The incident is recounted in his autobiography. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Also, where is his autobiography, supposedly finished over a year ago? She asked him about himsdf, and Cyril launched into his autobiography. The difference between self-penned autobiography and biography is that often, the biography scores for comprehensiveness. Their written forms, like autobiographies, biographies, and interviews, make up a large part of contemporary western feminist literature. They have combed through Himes' correspondence, his autobiographies and old letters. To write a biography of another can involve one in autobiography. What flows from his pen in this book is a mixture of autobiography, literary theory, and metaphysical speculation. Thesaurus THESAURUStypes of book► novel noun [countable] a book about imaginary people and events: · The film is based on Nick Hornby’s best-selling novel.· a historical novel ► fiction noun [uncountable] books that describe imaginary people and events: · She reads a lot of romantic fiction. ► literature noun [uncountable] novels and plays that are considered to be important works of art: · I’m studying American literature at university. ► non-fiction noun [uncountable] books that describe real people and events: · Men tend to prefer non-fiction. ► science fiction noun [uncountable] books about imaginary events in the future or space travel ► reference book noun [countable] a book such as a dictionary or encyclopedia, which you look at to find information ► textbook noun [countable] a book about a particular subject that you use in a classroom ► set book, course book British English British English noun [countable] a book that you have to study as part of your course ► guidebook noun [countable] a book telling visitors about a city or country ► picture book noun [countable] a book for children with many pictures in it ► hardcover/hardback noun [countable] a book that has a hard stiff cover ► paperback noun [countable] a book that has a paper cover ► biography noun [countable] a book about a real person’s life, written by another person ► autobiography noun [countable] a book that someone has written about their own life ► recipe book/cookery book British English (also cookbook American English) noun [countable] a book that tells you how to cook different meals Longman Language Activatora book about someone's life► biography a book about someone's life, written by another person: · She's the author of three acclaimed biographies.· This is a competent and well-researched biography.biography of: · Boswell's biography of Dr Johnsonauthorized biography (=approved by the person being written about): · 'Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now' is an authorized biography of the former Beatle by Barry Miles.unauthorized biography (=not approved by the person written about): · He has slammed an unauthorised biography which he claims contains 'factual errors'. ► autobiography a book in which someone writes about their own life: · Although she has written three novels, this autobiography is her first published work.somebody's autobiography: · In her autobiography, Doris Lessing writes about her childhood in Zimbabwe.· The incident is recounted in his autobiography. ► memoirs the story of your own life which you have written yourself, especially about your involvement in important political or military events: somebody's memoirs: · The duke's memoirs will be serialised in The Sunday Times.· Reading Bready's unpublished memoirs, I was struck by her courage and resilience. · 'I felt lost, abandoned,' she wrote in her memoirs. ► diary a book in which you write down the things that happen to you each day, and your private thoughts: · I wouldn't really show anyone my diary, not even you.keep a diary (of something) (=write in a diary each day): · During his illness, David kept a diary, which his family hopes to publish.· I decided to keep a diary of our trip to Toronto. ► journal a diary, especially one written by a famous or important person: · In the 1837 journal, Darwin gives an account of his voyage to South America. · Her book draws on letters, diaries, journals and historical sources.somebody's journal: · I was given access to his private papers and journals.· Jewish life is poignantly described in Wiesel's journal, "The Jews of Silence". the story of your own life► autobiography the story of your own life, which you have written yourself: · In his autobiography he described his life as an explorer in some of the remotest parts of the earth.· Her autobiography will be published next month, and will be a guaranteed bestseller. ► memoirs the story of your own life which you have written yourself, especially your involvement in important political or military events: · In his memoirs he gives a new insight into several political scandals of the pre-war years.· The duke's memoirs will be serialised in the Sunday Times. ► story of your life a spoken account of the main events that have happened in your life, especially if they are boring or unpleasant: tell somebody the story of your life: · He told me the story of his life right from the early days in a poor part of Washington.· She began to tell him the story of her life, a long catalogue of disappointment and gloom. WORD SETS► Literature acrostic, nounadapt, verballiteration, nounanagram, nounannual, nounanthology, nounantihero, nounapologia, nounappendix, nounassonance, nounauthorship, nounautobiography, nounballad, nounbard, nounbathos, nounbiography, nounblank verse, nounbowdlerize, verbburlesque, nouncaesura, nouncameo, nouncanon, nouncanto, nouncaricature, nounchapter, nouncharacterization, nouncitation, nounclimax, nounclimax, verbcoda, nouncollected, adjectiveconceit, nouncorpus, nouncouplet, nouncritique, noundactyl, noundeclamatory, adjectivedeconstruction, noundense, adjectivedevice, noundialogue, noundiarist, noundiction, noundigest, noundoggerel, noundraft, noundraft, verbdrama, noundub, nounelegy, nounending, nounepic, adjectiveepigram, nounepilogue, nounepistolary, adjectiveepitaph, nounessay, nounessayist, nouneulogy, nounexegesis, nounfable, nounfairy tale, nounfantasy, nounfiction, nounfictional, adjectivefirst edition, nounfirst person, nounflashback, nounflorid, adjectiveflowery, adjectivefolk, adjectiveforeword, nounformulaic, adjectivefree verse, nounghost story, nounGothic, adjectivegrandiloquent, adjectivehaiku, nounheroic, adjectiveheroic couplet, nounhexameter, nounhumorist, nounhyperbole, nouniamb, nouniambic pentameter, nounimage, nounimagery, nouninformal, adjectiveingénue, nouninstalment, nounirony, nounjournal, nounlay, nounlimerick, nounlit., literary, adjectiveliterature, nounlyric, adjectivelyric, nounlyrical, adjectivelyricism, nounman of letters, nounmanuscript, nounmetaphor, nounmetaphorical, adjectivemetre, nounmetrical, adjectivemonologue, nounnarrative, nounnarrator, nounnaturalism, nounnaturalistic, adjectivenom de plume, nounnovel, nounnovelist, nounnovella, nounnursery rhyme, nounode, nounonomatopoeia, nounpadding, nounpaean, nounparagraph, nounparaphrase, verbparaphrase, nounparenthetical, adjectivepassage, nounpathetic fallacy, nounpen name, nounpentameter, nounperiphrasis, nounperoration, nounpicaresque, adjectiveplaywright, nounplot, nounpoem, nounpoet, nounpoetess, nounpoetic, adjectivepoetic licence, nounpoet laureate, nounpoetry, nounpolemic, nounpolemical, adjectivepotboiler, nounprécis, nounpreface, nounprefatory, adjectiveprologue, nounprose, nounprosody, nounprotagonist, nounpseudonym, nounpulp, nounquatrain, nounquotation, nounquote, verbreading, nounrecite, verbrendition, nounrevise, verbrevision, nounrhetoric, nounrhyme, nounrhyme, verbromance, nounsaga, nounsatire, nounsatirist, nounscience fiction, nounscribbler, nounscript, nounself-portrait, nounSF, Shakespearean, adjectiveshort story, nounsimile, nounsoliloquy, nounsonnet, nounstanza, nounstilted, adjectivestory, nounstream of consciousness, nounstylist, nounsubplot, nounsubtitle, nounsuperhero, nounsurrealism, nounsurrealistic, adjectivesynopsis, nountailpiece, nountale, nountalking book, nountearjerker, nountext, nountextual, adjectivetexture, nountheme, nounthriller, nountitle, nountragedian, nountragedy, nountragic, adjectivetragicomedy, nountrope, nounturgid, adjectiveunabridged, adjectiveverse, nounvignette, nounvolume, nounweepy, nounwell-turned, adjectivewhodunit, nounwriter, nounwriter's block, nounyarn, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► publish · In April 1987, Judge Pickles published an outspoken autobiography.· In 1986, he published a best-selling autobiography. ► read · He was reading the Russell autobiography in order to steady himself for the selection procedure. ► write · He was writing his autobiography in his head.· Agent, asking for me, somebody, anybody to ghost write an autobiography for Alex Higgins.· Now that he had graduated to manhood, Aesop decided the moment had come to sit down and write his autobiography.· Years on Barbara Castle writes in her autobiography of Mrs Thatcher realistically but generously.· Moceanu has written an autobiography, had book signings and cashed in on corporate and commercial appearances. [countable, uncountable] a book in which someone writes about their own life, or books of this type → biography► see thesaurus at book—autobiographical /ˌɔːtəbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl $ ˌɒː-/ adjective:  an autobiographical novel (=one based on the author’s own experiences)
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