autograph
Word family adjectiveautographicadverbautographicallynounautographyautograph
au·to·graph1 /ˈɔːtəɡrɑːf $ ˈɒːtəɡræf/ noun [countableC] WRITEa famous person’s signature that they give to someone who admires them 〔名人的〕亲笔签名 Can I have your autograph? 我能请你签个名吗?
a player who would always sign autographs and chat with fans 总是会亲笔签名并与球迷交谈的一名球员
autograph2 verb [transitiveT] WRITEif a famous person autographs a book, photograph etc, they sign it 〔名人〕在…上亲笔签名 a shirt autographed by the whole team 一件有全体队员签名的衬衫
autograph• A boy at school had broken his ankle playing football, and everyone in school had autographed his cast.• We drew on the cast and autographed it.• The value of Hollywood autographed photographs can vary widely.• They are autographed to my aunt, who worked as a beautician in Hollywood for many years.• Pro or not, Vargas joined Austin and Helmsley in autographing wrestling magazines. Origin autograph1 (1600-1700) Late Latin autographum, from
Latin autographus “written with your own hand”, from
Greek, from
auto- (
→ AUTO-) +
-graphos “written”