writings
writings — 慣用語
1. All the books, articles, essays, letters, poems, or other texts produced by a pa
著作；作品
某人創作的書面作品，尤指已出版者
All the books, articles, essays, letters, poems, or other texts produced by a particular writer, especially those that have been formally published in print or online.
Ari discovered his grandfather's unpublished writings in an old suitcase in the attic.
Ari 在閣樓的一個舊皮箱裡發現了祖父未出版的著作。
collocation: unpublished writings
The library's special collection holds the complete writings of the Nobel-winning author.
圖書館的特藏部門收藏了這位諾貝爾獎得主的完整作品。
collocation: complete writings of [author]
Eliska's political writings from the 1990s are still widely read today.
Eliska 在 1990 年代撰寫的政治評論至今仍廣為流傳。
Scholars have recently translated several of Takeshi's early philosophical writings into English.
學者們最近將 Takeshi 的早期哲學著作翻譯成了英文。
A new edition of Jane Austen's personal writings, including her private letters, comes out next spring.
珍·奧斯汀的私人作品（包含她的書信）新版本將於明年春季出版。
- works
broader term covering all creative or scholarly output, not limited to text (can include music, art)
- oeuvre
formal term from French, refers to the complete body of work of an artist or writer; more literary register
- prose
more restricted — covers only written language in sentence form, not poetry or drama
用法筆記
Always used as a plural noun phrase — there is no singular form 'a writing' with this meaning. Typically followed by 'of' + the person's name or a possessive determiner.
常見錯誤
writings — 名詞
1. The third major section of the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible), containing books of po
聖卷
希伯來聖經的第三部分，包括詩篇、箴言等
The third major section of the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible), containing books of poetry, philosophy, hymns, and historical narratives that are not part of the Torah or the Nevi'im (the Prophets).
The book of Psalms belongs to the Writings, the third section of the Hebrew Bible.
詩篇屬於聖卷，是希伯來聖經的第三部分。
In Jewish tradition, the Writings are studied alongside the Torah and the Prophets.
在猶太傳統中，聖卷與律法書和先知書一起被研讀。
plural-only proper noun: the Writings + are
Takeshi is studying the Writings for his university course on ancient religious texts.
Takeshi 正在為他的古代宗教經典課程研讀聖卷。
The Writings include poetic books like Psalms, Proverbs, and the philosophical story of Job.
聖卷包含詩篇、箴言等詩歌書卷，以及約伯記這部哲學故事。
During the festival of Shavuot, some communities read selected passages from the Writings.
在七七節期間，有些社群會誦讀聖卷中的選段。
- Ketuvim
the Hebrew name for the same collection; used in more scholarly or Hebrew-language contexts
- the Hagiographa
an older Greek-derived term for the same section; now less common outside specialised religious studies
用法筆記
Always capitalised and used with the definite article 'the'. Functions as a plural proper noun — it takes a plural verb (the Writings are…, not the Writings is…). Distinguish from the 'PUBLISHED WORKS' sense, which refers to any author's output.