authorship

/ˈɔːθəʃɪp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɔːθərʃɪp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈȯ-thər-ˌship/ (ame, mw)

authorship — noun

1. the status of being recognized as the writer or creator of a particular work.

1.名詞C2
釋義

the status of being recognized as the writer or creator of a particular work.

例句

Scholars still debate the authorship of the short poem in class.

pattern: authorship of + work

A note in the margin helped prove Allison's authorship of the letter.

collocation: prove authorship of

同義詞
  • attribution

    focuses on the act or judgment of assigning a work to someone

  • credit

    is more about publicly naming the creator than proving who really made the work

  • provenance

    is broader and usually covers a work's history, not only who created it

文法句型

authorship of something

joint authorship

disputed authorship of something

用法筆記

Usually followed by 'of' and common in academic, literary, and legal discussions about proving or disputing who created a text or artwork.

常見錯誤

❌The book authorship is still unclear.
✅The authorship of the book is still unclear.
💡This meaning usually takes 'authorship of + work'.

2. the work of writing books or other texts, especially when someone does it as a j

2.名詞C2
釋義

the work of writing books or other texts, especially when someone does it as a job or a major part of life.

例句

After years in journalism, Hoa turned to authorship and wrote two novels.

pattern: turn to authorship

Authorship let Ishaan work from home while caring for an ill parent.

同義詞
  • writing

    is broader and much more common for the activity itself

  • authoring

    sounds more technical and often refers to producing a specific text or document

  • composition

    is more formal and can also refer to music or school writing tasks

文法句型

turn to authorship

pursue authorship

authorship as a career

用法筆記

More formal than 'writing' and often used when discussing writing as a career, a sustained practice, or a recognized field of work.

常見錯誤

❌After college, Noor went into author.
✅After college, Noor went into authorship.' / 'After college, Noor became an author.
💡'authorship' names the field or work, while 'author' names the person.