Narrative ˈnærətɪv Noun Story Description Nar·Ra·Tive Series Events
The flashcard defines "narrative" as a noun, meaning a story or an account of a series of events, or the description of such events. It also notes its usage as a countable and uncountable noun with examples.
The flashcard defines "narrative" as a noun, meaning a story or an account of a series of events, or the description of such events. It also notes its usage as a countable and uncountable noun with examples.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]故事;叙事 A narrative is a story or an account of a series of events.
...a fast-moving narrative...
快节奏的叙事
Sloan began his narrative with the day of the murder.
斯隆以发生谋杀案的那天作为故事的开端。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](通常指小说中一系列事件的)记叙,叙述,讲述Narrative is the description of a series of events, usually in a novel.
Neither author was very strong on narrative.
两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。
...Nye's simple narrative style.
奈简约的叙事风格
Oxford
nar·ra·tive/ˈnærətɪv; NAmEˈnærətɪv/noun( formal) 1[countable ]a description of events, especially in a novel (尤指小说中的)描述,叙述SYN
story
◆a gripping narrative of their journey up the Amazon他们沿亚马孙河而上的扣人心弦的描述☞collocationsat
literature
2[uncountable ]the act, process or skill of telling a story 讲故事;叙述;叙事技巧◆The novel contains too much dialogue and not enough narrative.这部小说对话过多,而叙述不足。▶nar·ra·tiveadjective[only before noun ]◆narrative fiction叙事小说narrativenarrativesnar·ra·tive/ˈnærətɪv; NAmEˈnærətɪv/
LDC
narrativenar‧ra‧tive /ˈnærətɪv/ ●○○ noun formal
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1[countable] a description of events in a story, especially in a novel: At several points in the narrative the two stories cross.2[uncountable] the process or skill of telling a story—narrative adjective: a narrative poem narrative structure
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narrative
[ˈnærətɪv]
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叙述(61%),故事(32%),叙述的(6%),叙述体的(1%)
n.叙述;故事;讲述
adj.叙事的,叙述的;叙事体的
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