作zok3家gaa1

English

1. author
2. a writer; an author; a wordsmith; usually carries more respect than the neutral term 作者 zok3 ze2

量詞 — Classifiers

• 個ge4
• 位wei4

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 從事寫作，而且喺呢方面有一定成就嘅人；通常比「作者」多幾分敬意（量詞：位／名／個）

Examples

• 名作家

  famous author

• 作家協會

  writers' association

• 佢稱為年度最佳作家。

  He was acclaimed as the best writer of the year.

  Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

• 佢係個醫生，又係個作家。

  He is a doctor and an author.

  Tatoeba · kaenif CC BY

• 我嘅人生目標係要成為一個作家。

  My goal in life is to be a novelist.

  Tatoeba · fercheung CC BY

• 佐治・奧威爾係佢最鍾意嘅小説作家。

  George Orwell is his favourite novelist.

• 嗰位作家用過嘅傢俬全部擺晒喺呢間博物館度。

  The writer's furniture is all shown in this museum.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 史坦尼斯勞·萊姆係個波蘭嘅作家、哲學家、未來學家，係科幻小說嘅表表者。

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