folk tale

IPA/ˈfəʊk teɪl/
IPA/ˈfəʊk teɪl/

folk tale — 名詞

1. a story that people in a community have told one another for many years, handed

1.名詞B1
釋義

民間故事

口頭流傳的傳統故事

a story that people in a community have told one another for many years, handed down by speaking rather than by writing, and often teaching a lesson about life

例句

Mira's grandmother told her a folk tale about a clever rabbit who tricked a tiger.

Mira 的祖母跟她講了一個民間故事，說的是一隻聰明的兔子如何騙過一頭老虎。

folk tale + about + [topic/subject]

The folk tale explains why the river near our village bends in a strange shape.

這個民間故事解釋了為什麼我們村子附近的那條河彎成這麼奇怪的形狀。

subject + explains why + clause

同義詞
  • folktale

    same meaning, written as one word; less common in formal writing

  • traditional tale

    emphasises the cultural roots and age of the story

  • legend

    often tied to a specific place or historical figure; folk tales are more anonymous

  • fable

    a short story with a clear moral, usually featuring animals; a folk tale may or may not have a direct moral

文法句型

folk tale + about + [topic]

folk tale + from + [place]

用法筆記

Often plural (folk tales) when referring to a tradition or body of stories. A single story is a folk tale.

常見錯誤

❌She told me eating carrots helps you see in the dark, but I think that is just a folk tale.
✅She told me eating carrots helps you see in the dark, but I think that is just an old wives' tale.
💡A folk tale is a traditional story; an 'old wives' tale' is a popular but untrue belief.