the activity of writing books, articles, etc. for another person to publish under their own name

Ghostwriting has come under intense criticism recently. 代笔最近遭受到了强烈的抨击。

In a practice known as ghostwriting, drug makers hire professional writers to compose scientific papers and then recruit well-known doctors to list themselves as the author. 在一种被称为代笔的做法中，制药商雇用专业写手撰写科学论文，然后招募知名医生将自己列为作者。