| 单词 | autobiography |
| 释义 | autobiography (once / 966 pages) n You are writing an autobiography when you write your own life story. A writer who writes an autobiography is like a painter who paints a self-portrait. If you intend to write your autobiography one day, it might be a good idea to start recording notes about your life in a diary. The author Gertrude Stein was being clever when she poked fun at the very idea of autobiography when she wrote her own memoirs but titled them The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, instead of The Autobiography of Gertrude Stein. WORD FAMILYautobiography: autobiographer, autobiographical, autobiographies+/autobiographer: autobiographers/autobiographical: semiautobiographical USAGE EXAMPLESA little insight to the kind of teen I was…I read Debbie Reynolds's autobiography when I was in 7th grade. Time(Dec 28, 2016) Husband No. 2, Harry Karl, was a shoe magnate who lost his millions and hers through gambling and bad investments, according to her autobiography. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) “I felt silly,” Chamberlain wrote in his autobiography. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) n a biography of yourself Hypo|Hyper memoir an account of the author's personal experiences biography, life, life history, life story an account of the series of events making up a person's life |
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