"authoress" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 女作家（過時說法）

Definition

“authoress” 指女性作家；這個詞已過時，現多用 “author” 表示男女皆可。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“authoress” 是過時詞，現多用 “author” 指男女作家。“authoress” 會顯老式及有性別區分意味，只在歷史文獻或特殊語境中見到。

Examples

Mary Shelley was a famous authoress.

瑪麗·雪萊是一位著名的**女作家**。

The authoress wrote many books for children.

這位**女作家**寫了許多兒童書籍。

Have you read anything by the English authoress?

你讀過那位英國**女作家**的作品嗎？

‘Authoress’ isn't really used anymore; people just say ‘author’ now.

現在不太用「**女作家**」這詞了，大家只說「author」。

In old novels, you might come across the word 'authoress'.

在舊小說裡，你可能會遇到「**女作家**」這個詞。

She disliked being called an 'authoress' because it sounded outdated.

她不喜歡被叫作「**女作家**」，覺得這太過時了。