To ghost-write is to be paid to write a book, a speech, or a story that will go out under someone else’s name. The famous name is on the cover; the person who actually wrote the sentences stays in the background, like a ghost — there, but not seen.

To ghost-write is ghost-write 是 to be paid收了錢 to write去寫 a book一本書、 a speech一篇演講稿、 or a story或一個故事， that will而它會 under someone else's name掛著別人的名字 go out發表出去。 The famous name有名的那個名字 is on the cover在封面上； who actually wrote the sentences真正把句子寫出來的 the person那個人 stays in the background留在背景裡， like a ghost像個鬼魂 — there在場， but not seen但沒被看見。

The person whose job this is is a ghostwriter. Politicians, film stars, and other busy people often use one for a life story. It is a real job, not magic, though some readers feel tricked when they find out.

whose job this is以這個為工作的 The person人， is a ghostwriter就是 ghostwriter。 Politicians政治人物、 film stars電影明星、 and other busy people和其他忙碌的人 often常常 for a life story為了一本人生故事 use one請一位。 It is a real job這是一份真實存在的工作， not magic不是魔法， though不過 some readers有些讀者 when they find out發現的時候 feel tricked會覺得被騙了。

Ghost-write is the verb: someone ghost-wrote the book; a book can be ghost-written.

Ghost-write is the verb ghost-write 是動詞： someone ghost-wrote the book有人代筆寫了那本書； a book can be ghost-written一本書可以是被代筆寫成的。

The “ghost” here is not a dead spirit. It only means the real writer is invisible to the public. The work can be quite formal (a president’s memoir) or quite light (a celebrity cookbook); the hiding of the writer is what the word names.

The "ghost" here這裡的 ghost is not a dead spirit不是死掉的靈魂。 It only means它只是說 the real writer真正的作者 to the public對大眾來說 is invisible是看不見的。 The work這種工作 can be quite formal可以很正式 — a president's memoir一本總統的回憶錄 — or quite light也可以很輕鬆 — a celebrity cookbook一本名人的食譜書； the hiding of the writer把作者藏起來這件事 is what the word names才是這個字在指的東西。