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

• 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。
• Has this inspiring narrative broken down?
  这个鼓舞人心的故事已经中断了吗？
• I had a career, a little fame, a small fortune and a new life narrative.
  我有了一项事业，一点名气，一笔财富，和一个新的生命传奇。
• The first-person internal focalization narrative model that the Great Gatsby used makes this simple-plot story vivid and meaningful.
  摘要《了不起的盖茨比》采取了第一人称内聚焦模式，这种聚焦模式很好地适应了故事内容与主题的表达。
• The story shows a strong narrative gift and a vivid eye for detail
  这个故事显示了作者较强的叙事能力和对细节的观察入微。
• 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。
• 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。
• Meta-narrative and inter-textuality induced by meta-fiction appearing in modernist novels lead to the change of narrative of modern novels.
  由元小说产生的元叙事和互文性大量出现在现代派小说之中，造成了现代小说叙事的重大转型。
• Their own lives already seemed to possess the symmetries of narrative art.
  他们自己的生活似乎已经拥有叙事艺术的对称性。
• Novels belong to narrative art.
  小说属于叙述性的艺术。