authorship

著者の身元

ある作品を書いたり作ったりした人が誰であるか。

やさしい英語で： The identity of the person who wrote or created a particular work.

• The poem's authorship is unknown.
• Experts disputed the authorship of the manuscript.
• Can handwriting help establish authorship?

使い方： authorship of something (The authorship of the letter remains uncertain.)

類義語： attribution

よく使う表現： disputed authorship, unknown authorship, establish authorship

執筆、著作活動

本や文書などの作品を書いたり作ったりする活動。

やさしい英語で： The activity of writing or creating a book, document, or other work.

• She hoped to make authorship her career.
• Joint authorship requires careful cooperation.
• His first attempt at authorship produced a short novel.

使い方： authorship of something (Joint authorship of the book involved months of discussion.)

類義語： writing, composition

よく使う表現： joint authorship, literary authorship, collaborative authorship

創案、創始

ある物事が特定の人の発案や創作によって生まれたということ。

やさしい英語で： The fact that something began with, or was created by, a particular person.

• He claimed authorship of the idea.
• The scientist's authorship of the theory was acknowledged.
• Several people disputed her authorship of the invention.

使い方： authorship of something (She claimed authorship of the original proposal.)

類義語： origination, creation

よく使う表現： claim authorship, original authorship, authorship of something