narrative

英 [ˈnærətɪv]

美 [ˈnærətɪv]

n.  (尤指小说中的)描述; 讲故事; 叙述; 叙事技巧
adj.  叙述的，叙事体的; 善于叙述的

复数：narratives　

CET6考研IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.5167 / COCA.3097

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指小说中的）描述，叙述
  a description of events, especially in a novel
  1. 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
• 讲故事；叙述；叙事技巧
  the act, process or skill of telling a story
  1. The novel contains too much dialogue and not enough narrative.
     这部小说对话过多，而叙述不足。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 故事;叙事
  Anarrativeis a story or an account of a series of events.
  1. ...a fast-moving narrative...
     快节奏的叙事
  2. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT (通常指小说中一系列事件的)记叙，叙述，讲述
  Narrativeis the description of a series of events, usually in a novel.
  1. Neither author was very strong on narrative.
     两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。
  2. ...Nye's simple narrative style.
     奈简约的叙事风格

英英释义

noun

• a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
  1. his narrative was interesting
  2. Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
  Synonym:narrationstorytale

adj

• consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
  1. narrative poetry

双语例句

• The book is not one word too long and its narrative pace is unflagging.
  这本书文字简洁，叙事流畅。
• Neither author was very strong on narrative.
  两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。
• The narrative pulls you along like a runaway train.
  这个故事就像一辆失控的高速列车，读起来惊险刺激。
• The other narrative techniques Faulkner used to construct his stories include symbolism and mythological and biblical allusions.
  他还运用了象征主义手法，并且大量引用了神话和圣经典故。
• Anthropological narrative is a research method, which mainly narrate tales.
  人类学叙事研究即以叙述故事为主要形式的一种人类学研究方法。
• The context of modernity which is characterized by technical rationality makes the grand narrative of western public administration.
  以技术理性为特质的现代性构成了西方公共行政的宏大叙事背景，并界定了其理论思维与实践走向。
• He weaves most of this into the narrative rather than defining Abstract rules.
  他将这些东西编进叙述中，而不是定义抽象的规则。
• She taught herself the techniques of narrative and dialogue.
  她自学了叙事和对话的技巧。
• Topic-juxtaposition narrative has obvious manifestations in image narratives as well as in literal narratives.
  主题-并置叙事不仅在文字叙事中，而且在图像叙事中也有明显的表现。
• The books that result have intensity and a fascinating immediacy, far beyond that of ordinary narrative.
  结果写出来的书情节紧张，矛盾冲突强烈，令人欲罢不能，效果与使用普通的叙事手法大为不同。