narrative
noun[CorU]
formaluk/ˈnær.ə.tɪv/us/ˈner.ə.t̬ɪv/C2
astoryor adescriptionof aseriesofevents:
故事;叙述It's amovingnarrativeofwartimeadventure.这是对战时经历的感人描述。
afirst-person/third-personnarrative第一人称/第三人称叙述
agripping/compellingnarrative引人入胜/令人信服的故事
aparticularway ofexplainingorunderstandingevents:
(对事件的特定的)陈述There waspressureonacademicstoconstructnarratives of theperiodthat werepositive.学者们面临压力,要对这一段时间的事件构建一个正面的陈述。
Bothsidesin theconflicthave a narrativeofvictimhood.冲突双方都从受害者角度陈述事件。
thegrandnarratives ofnation,race, andfaith对国家、种族和信仰的宏大陈述
Accounts and stories
- anecdote
- another
- anti-narrative
- be another storyidiom
- bodice-ripper
- brushstroke
- cautionary tale
- commentary
- legendary
- lore
- misdescription
- multi-stranded
- myth
- running commentaryphrase
- scenario
- shaggy-dog story
- short story
- sob story
- strand
- writesomethingup
narrative
adjective
formaluk/ˈnær.ə.tɪv/us/ˈner.ə.t̬ɪv/tellingastoryordescribingaseriesofevents:
a narrativepoem叙述诗
You have tosupplya narrativethreadthatallowstheaudienceto make aconnectionwith one or morecharacters.
- His narrativevoiceislaconicandblunt, hissentencesshortandpunchy.
- Somebodythoughthard about the narrativestructureof thisreport.
- ThefilmsI've done have beenquitenarrative,quiteplayful.
Describing & telling stories
- dream sequence
- griot
- narrate
- narrator
- non-narrative
- omniscient narrator
- paint
- personalize
- personification
- recitation
- recite
- recount
- relate
- retell
- self-report
- spin
- storyteller
- storytelling
- teller
- world-building