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。
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。
- 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.