narrative
- n. 叙述
- n. 故事
- adj. 叙述的, 叙事的
- Definition
- n. a spoken or written account of events
- n. a story
- adj. in the form of a story or told as a series of events
- Example
- The film tells its narrative through flashbacks and quiet dialogue.
- 这部电影通过闪回和平静的对话讲述故事。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: an account of events, real or invented (noun).
比较义项：故事（名词）。
- story
The everyday, neutral word for any account of events, true or invented; often used loosely in casual speech, including as a polite word for a lie or excuse.
最普通、语气随和的词，指真实或虚构的事件描述，常用于日常口语，也可委婉地指借口或谎言。
He gave the teacher a made-up story about losing his homework.
他跟老师编了一个弄丢作业的故事。
- narrative 本词
A more formal word stressing how events are shaped, interpreted or connected into one overall account, often used for history, politics, film or media.
语气更正式的词，强调事件被组织、解读或串联成一个整体讲述的方式，常用于历史、政治、电影或媒体语境。
Historians still debate the accepted narrative of the French Revolution.
历史学家至今仍在争论法国大革命的公认叙事。
- tale
Often used for a traditional, imaginative or exaggerated story, especially one told aloud; common in fixed phrases like tall tale, fairy tale and folk tale.
常指传统、富有想象力或夸大其词的故事，尤指口头讲述的故事，常见于固定搭配，如tall tale（夸大其词的故事）、fairy tale（童话）、folk tale（民间故事）。
The old sailor told a tall tale about wrestling a shark.
那位老水手讲了一个自己与鲨鱼搏斗、夸大其词的故事。
All three mean a story. Story is the everyday, neutral word for any account of events, true or invented. Narrative is more formal, stressing how events are connected into one account, often for history or media. Tale often means a traditional or imaginative story.
这三个词在“故事”这一义项上意思相近，但语气和使用场合有别：story最普通随意，narrative更正式，强调事件被组织、解读或串联成一个整体讲述的方式，tale更偏传统、想象或口头讲述的色彩，常带夸张意味。