biography
/baɪˈɔgrəfɪ; baɪ`ɑɡrəfɪ/ n
(a) [C] story of a person's life written by sb else (由其他人撰写的)传记
Boswell's biography of Johnson. 博斯威尔撰写的约翰逊传记.
(b) [U] such writing as a branch of literature 传记文学
I prefer biography to fiction. 我喜欢看传记, 不太喜欢看小说.