| 释义 |
by-line|ˈbaɪlaɪn|
[f. by- + line n.2]
1. A line giving the name of the writer of an article in a newspaper or magazine. orig. U.S.
1926Hemingway Fiesta (1927) ii. 19, I sorted out the carbons, stamped on a by-line. 1928Sat. Even. Post 12 May 36/2 The term ‘by-line’ means the signature of the writer. 1938I. Kuhn Assigned to Adv. iii. 26 The thing I wanted most was a by-line—that magic inch of print above a story I had written which would identify me as the author of the gem. 1963Punch 14 Aug. 238/3 To win a by-line is..the rising newspaperman's dream.
2. A secondary line; a side-line.
1936Scrutiny V. June 16 But when we think of Johnson and Crabbe..then Gray, Thomson..and the rest belong plainly to a by-line.
Hence as v., to print a by-line. So by-lined ppl. a.; by-liner, one who writes under a by-line.
1944Birmingham (U.S.) News 7 Apr. 9 He discovered a young writer and launched him in the newspaper business, where he soon became a popular sports by-liner. 1958‘E. A. Robertson’ Justice of Heart iii. 35 It's my business to decide whether I by-line the stuff on my page or not! 1959I. Ross Image Merchants (1960) viii. 126 He..soon had a by-lined column on science. 1961Guardian 30 Sept. 12/6 The ace byliners found their stories on the back page. 1970G. Lord Marshmallow xv. 129 He would swap two years of by-lined cuttings for one book on the shelf with his name on the spine. |