soạn giả
Definition
- Noun:
- Author, compiler: A person who writes or compiles a book, document, or other written work. This term is often used in formal or academic contexts to refer to the creator of a literary or scholarly work.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các soạn giả của cuốn từ điển này đã làm việc rất cẩn thận. (The authors/compilers of this dictionary worked very carefully.)
- Tên soạn giả được in ngay ở bìa sách. (The author's name is printed right on the book cover.)
Advanced Usage
- The term soạn giả is considered somewhat formal and is often used for academic, historical, or official texts. In modern everyday language, tác giả (author) is more common for general creative works.
- It can imply a role involving both writing original content and compiling or editing existing materials into a new work, such as a textbook or anthology.
Variants and Related Words
- Tác giả (noun): Author. A more general and contemporary term for the writer of any creative work (book, song, painting).
- Biên soạn (verb): To compile, to edit, to write (especially for reference works). This is the action performed by a soạn giả.
- Nhà soạn nhạc (noun): Composer (literally "music compiler/writer"). This is a compound term for a specific type of creator.
Synonyms
- Tác giả: Author.
- Người biên soạn: Compiler, editor.
- Người viết: Writer.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- Ghi công soạn giả: To credit the author/compiler.
- Mọi công trình nghiên cứu đều phải ghi công soạn giả một cách rõ ràng. (All research works must clearly credit the author.)
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