autobiographical

/'ɔ:tou,baiou'græfik/ Cách viết khác : (autobiographical) /'ɔ:tou,baiou'græfikəl/

Thân thiện

The author wrote an autobiographical novel about her childhood.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or in the style of an autobiography: Describes something that is based on or resembles the story of a person's life written by that person.
   • Of or relating to an autobiographer: Pertaining to the characteristics or tendencies of someone who writes their own life story.

Usage

The word "autobiographical" is used to describe works of writing, art, or other forms of expression that are based on the author's or creator's own life experiences. It indicates that the content is not purely fictional but draws directly from personal history.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The novel is highly autobiographical, drawing heavily on the author's childhood.
  • She gave an autobiographical account of her years as a diplomat.
  • His paintings from that period are considered autobiographical, reflecting his inner turmoil.

Advanced Usage

• Autobiographical fiction: A narrative that uses elements from the author's life but is presented as a work of fiction.

  • The book is a piece of autobiographical fiction, blending real events with imagined scenarios.

• Autobiographical impulse: The inherent tendency or desire to write or create based on one's own life.

  • Many artists are driven by an autobiographical impulse to make sense of their past.

Variants and Related Words

• Autobiography (noun): A written account of a person's own life.

  • She published her autobiography at the age of eighty.

• Autobiographically (adverb): In an autobiographical manner.

  • He spoke autobiographically about the influences on his work.

• Autobiographer (noun): A person who writes an autobiography.

  • The autobiographer must balance honesty with discretion.

Synonyms

• Personal: Belonging to or affecting a particular person.
• Confessional: Revealing private thoughts or feelings, especially of a sensitive nature.
• Self-referential: Making reference to itself or its author.

Antonyms

• Fictional: Invented or imagined, not based on real events.
• Biographical: Concerning the life story of someone other than the author.
• Objective: Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. relating to or in the style of an autobiography
   • they compiled an autobiographical history of the movement
2. of or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer
   • he seldom suppressed his autobiographical tendencies

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