conte
conte — 名詞
1. a short fictional story, typically set in an imaginary or distant time and invol
冒險短篇
篇幅較短的冒險或傳奇故事
a short fictional story, typically set in an imaginary or distant time and involving exciting events, heroic characters, or legendary themes; originally associated with French literary tradition.
Ayana's favourite bedtime read was a collection of medieval contes about knights and magical creatures.
Ayana 最喜歡的睡前讀物是一本中世紀冒險短篇故事集，裡面講述了騎士和神奇的生物。
collocation: collection of contes
The literature professor asked the class to compare a French conte with a Japanese folktale.
文學教授要求課堂比較一篇法國冒險短篇與一則日本民間故事。
comparison structure: conte vs folktale
Hugo wrote a short conte set in ancient Persia for his creative writing workshop.
Hugo 為了他的創意寫作工作坊寫了一篇以古波斯為背景的短篇冒險故事。
Many contes in that anthology were first told orally by travelling storytellers centuries ago.
那本選集中的許多冒險短篇，最早是由四處旅行的說書人口頭傳述了幾世紀之久。
passive: were first told orally
The bookshop had a whole shelf devoted to contes from different European countries.
這家書店有整整一個書架專門擺放來自歐洲各國的冒險短篇故事集。
- French conte
- medieval conte
- contes de fées
- collection of contes
- short conte
- traditional conte
- tale
broader in scope; a tale can be long or short, factual or fictional, while a conte is specifically a short fictional adventure story
- short story
modern equivalent but lacks the historical or legendary undertones of a conte
- fable
always includes a moral lesson and often uses animal characters, unlike a conte which focuses on adventure
- legend
often rooted in historical or religious tradition, while a conte is openly fictional
用法筆記
A specialised literary term borrowed from French. In English, it most often appears in academic or critical discussions of European narrative traditions, rather than in casual speech.
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- contes名詞C1