biographical

/,baiou'græfik/ Cách viết khác : (biographical) /,baiou'græfikəl/

Thân thiện

A library displays a biographical book about a famous scientist.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Relating to the facts and events of a person's life: Pertaining to or consisting of the story of a real person's life. 2. Concerned with biography: Of or relating to the genre of writing that details a person's life history.

Usage

The adjective "biographical" is used to describe information, details, works, or methods that concern the life story of an individual. It typically modifies nouns.

Examples

• The author included extensive biographical notes about the poet.
• She is conducting biographical research for her new book on the scientist.
• The documentary provided a fascinating biographical sketch of the artist's early years.
• The museum's collection includes many biographical documents, such as letters and diaries.

Advanced Usage

• Biographical criticism: A method of literary analysis that interprets a writer's work by connecting it with events and circumstances in the author's life.
  • The professor's approach to the novel was primarily biographical.
• Biographical film/bio-pic: A movie that dramatizes the life of a non-fictional or historically significant person.
  • The award-winning biographical film focused on the leader's political struggles.

Variants and Related Words

• Biography (noun): A written account of another person's life.
  • He published a definitive biography of the composer.
• Biographer (noun): A person who writes an account of someone else's life.
  • The biographer spent ten years researching her subject.
• Autobiographical (adjective): Relating to the writer's own life.
  • The novel is largely autobiographical, drawing on her childhood experiences.

Synonyms

• Life-historical: Pertaining to the history of a life.
• Memoiristic: Relating to a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge.

Idioms and Phrases

• Biographical data/information: Specific facts about a person's life, such as birth date, education, and career.
  • Please fill out the form with your basic biographical data.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to or being biography
   • biographical data

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