中式英语口语错误讲解

49.作者

[误] Who is the writer of this novel?

[正] Who is the author of this novel? 

翻译：这本小说的作者是谁？

讲解：writer 是“作家”，范围比较广；author 是“作者”，指文章、小说、书本的著作者。

更多口语例句：

I seem to recognize the quotation, but I cannot pin it down to its author.
这句引文我仿佛见过，但我不能确定它的作者是谁。