narrator

IPA/nəˈreɪtə(r)/
KK[nˈɛretɚ]IPA/ˈnæreɪtər/

narrator — 名詞

  • narratorsingular
  • narratorsplural

1. the person or character in a book, film, play, or other work whose role is to de

1.名詞C2
釋義

敘述者

在書、電影或劇中講述故事的角色

the person or character in a book, film, play, or other work whose role is to describe events, actions, or thoughts to the audience, either as a voice outside the story or as a participant within it.

例句

In the novel, the narrator describes growing up in a small town during the 1980s.

在這本小說中，敘述者描述了在1980年代一個小鎮長大的經歷。

narrator + describes + setting/events in fiction

The documentary's narrator spoke in a calm voice while old black-and-white photos appeared on screen.

這部紀錄片的旁白以平穩的聲音說話，同時黑白老照片在螢幕上出現。

collocation: documentary narrator

常見搭配
  • first-person narrator
  • third-person narrator
  • omniscient narrator
  • unreliable narrator
  • narrator's voice
  • the narrator tells / describes / recounts
同義詞
  • storyteller

    more general term; can refer to oral tradition or casual telling, not limited to books/films

  • commentator

    specific to live events, sports, or documentaries where the person offers real-time description or opinion

  • voice-over artist

    focuses on the professional who records narration for films, ads, or audiobooks rather than the narrative role

反義詞
  • listener

    the person who receives the narrated story rather than delivering it

  • audience

    the group that watches or reads the story, opposite of the one who tells it

用法筆記

The term can refer either to a character who exists inside the story (first-person narrator, using 'I') or to a voice outside the story that describes events without participating in them (third-person narrator). In film and television, the narrator is often heard as a voice-over but never seen on screen.

常見錯誤

The author of the novel says he was born in 1990.
The narrator of the novel says he was born in 1990.
The author is the real person who wrote the book; the narrator is the voice telling the story.
The speaker in the film explained the history of the building.' (when referring to a documentary voice-over)
The narrator in the film explained the history of the building.
'Speaker' is used for live talks or poetry; 'narrator' is the standard term for a film or documentary voice that describes events.

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常用片語

  • first-person narrator
  • third-person narrator
  • omniscient narrator
  • unreliable narrator

介系詞搭配

  • narrator of
  • narrator in