autobiography
gb/ˌɔtoʊbaɪˈɑɡɹəfi/ us/ˌɔtoʊbaɪˈɑɡɹəfi/
B2
Anglais
~ 9100
önéletrajz, önéletírás, önéletrajzi mű
NOM
B2
1
önéletrajz
B2
önéletírás
C1
Schéma d’usage :
an autobiography of [someone]
She spent five years writing an autobiography about her journey from refugee to surgeon.
Öt évet töltött azzal, hogy megírja az önéletrajzát arról, hogyan lett menekültből sebész.
In his autobiography, the actor admits that fame made him deeply unhappy.
Önéletrajzában a színész bevallja, hogy a hírnév mélységesen boldogtalanná tette.
The prime minister's autobiography became a bestseller the week it was released.
Students were asked to compare the author's autobiography with a biography written by a historian.
Her autobiography covers everything from her childhood in a small village to her career in international politics.
Exemples pédagogiques
I am reading an autobiography of a famous singer.
Egy híres énekes önéletrajzát olvasom.
In his autobiography, he talks about his poor childhood.
Önéletrajzában a szegény gyermekkoráról beszél.
She hopes to write an autobiography when she is older.
The library has many autobiographies by sports stars.
A biography is written by another person, but an autobiography is written by the person themself.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners often confuse "autobiography" with "biography". An *autobiography* is written by the person about their own life, while a *biography* is written by another person. Learners may also mix up "autobiography" and "memoir"; a memoir usually focuses on part of a life or on special experiences, not necessarily the whole life story.
Sens
book about your own life
Collocations
write an autobiography
|publish an autobiography
|read an autobiography
|celebrity autobiography
|political autobiography
|best-selling autobiography
Synonymes
memoir (Often focuses on certain periods, themes, or experiences in a life, instead of telling the full life story from beginning to end.)
|
life story (More general and informal; can be spoken or written and is not necessarily a book.)
Antonymes
biography (A written account of a person's life by someone else, not by the person themself.)
Thèmes
literature
|media
|education
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Définition
A book or long piece of writing in which a person writes the story of their own life.
A book or other written account of a person's life, written by that person themself.
NOM
C1
2
Schéma d’usage :
[something] is almost an autobiography
Many critics say the film is basically an autobiography of the director's troubled youth.
Sok kritikus szerint a film lényegében önéletrajzi mű, amely a rendező zaklatott ifjúságát dolgozza fel.
Her first album feels like an autobiography set to music.
Az első albuma olyan hatást kelt, mint egy zenébe öntött önéletrajz.
The novel is so close to his own experiences that it reads as a thinly veiled autobiography.
Some viewers disliked how the series turned into an autobiography of the showrunner halfway through.
The painter's late works form a kind of visual autobiography of her struggle with illness.
Exemples pédagogiques
The movie is almost an autobiography of the writer's own life.
A film szinte az író saját életének önéletrajzi feldolgozása.
Some people say the TV show is like an autobiography of the creator.
Egyesek szerint a tévéműsor az alkotó életének önéletrajzi feldolgozása.
Her songs are so personal that the album is a kind of autobiography.
The book is not pure fiction; it is close to an autobiography of the author.
The story follows his real life so closely that it feels like an autobiography on screen.
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may not realize that "autobiography" can be used for films, music, or other art, not only for traditional books. In these cases, the word is used a bit loosely to mean that the work closely follows the creator's real life.
Sens
life story in other media
Collocations
almost an autobiography
|virtually an autobiography
|cinematic autobiography
|musical autobiography
Synonymes
self-portrait (Often used for visual art; suggests a picture of the self, sometimes used figuratively for works that reveal a lot about the creator's life or character.)
Antonymes
pure fiction (Describes a work that is completely invented and not based on the creator's real life.)
Thèmes
literature
|media
|arts
|arts_entertainment
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Définition
A story in a film, book, or other art that is very close to the real life of the person who made it, so it is like their own life story.
A personal account of someone's own life presented in another form, such as a film, song, or artwork, that closely follows the creator's real experiences.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
autobiography
API
GB/ˌɔtoʊbaɪˈɑɡɹəfi/
US/ˌɔtoʊbaɪˈɑɡɹəfi/
Syllabes et accentuation
auto - bi - o - graphy (4 syllabes)
Stress on 4th syllable (graphy)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: autobiography
- Plural: autobiographies, autobiography
Famille de mots
Forms
autobiographies
noun
Core family
autobiographical
adjective
Related words
Advanced or less common
autobiographer
noun
autobiographically
adverb
Expressions
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