narrate
narrate — 動詞
- narratepresent simple I / you / we / they
- narrateshe / she / it
- narratedpast simple
- narrating-ing form
1. to speak or write the words that form a story, giving a clear account of events
敘述；講述
以口語或書面方式講述故事
to speak or write the words that form a story, giving a clear account of events so that a listener or reader can follow what happens
At the city museum, the tour guide narrated the history of each Ming-dynasty vase while visitors gathered around.
在市立博物館，導覽員向訪客講述每件明代花瓶的歷史。
The wildlife documentary was narrated by Ingrid, a scientist whose calm voice made the hunting scenes feel less frightening.
這部野生動物紀錄片由科學家 Ingrid 旁白，她平穩的聲音讓狩獵場面不那麼嚇人。
passive: be narrated by [person] — common for films and documentaries
Kwame narrated the funny story of how his cat got stuck in a tall tree, and his classmates could not stop laughing.
Kwame 講述他的貓如何被困在一棵高樹上的趣事，同學們聽了笑個不停。
narrate + story: telling a funny personal anecdote
Wei tried to narrate a strange dream to the family at breakfast, but the details kept changing as the story went on.
Wei 在早餐時向家人敘述一個奇怪的夢，但隨著故事進展，細節不斷改變。
When the power went out during the big game, Javier narrated each play from memory for his younger brother.
球賽進行到一半時突然停電，Javier 憑記憶為弟弟描述每一波的攻防。
narrate + [event] from memory: describing without a written text
- narrate a story
- narrate events
- narrate a tale
- narrate a film
- narrate a documentary
- narrate an adventure
文法句型
narrate + noun phrase (story/tale/sequence of events)
be narrated + by + agent (passive construction)
用法筆記
The passive construction ('the film is narrated by…') is very common, especially for documentaries, audiobooks, and guided tours. When used transitively, the object is typically a story, a sequence of events, or the content of a film or programme.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
常用片語
- narrate from memory
- narrate in detail
- narrate in the first person