storybooks
storybooks — 名詞
- storybookssingular
- storybooksesplural
1. a book filled with short tales, often with colourful pictures on every page, mad
故事書
專為兒童編寫、配有圖畫的短篇故事集
a book filled with short tales, often with colourful pictures on every page, made for young children to enjoy alone or to be read aloud by a parent or teacher.
Lakan reads a storybook to his little sister every night before she falls asleep.
Lakan 每晚都會在妹妹睡前讀一本故事書給她聽。
collocation: read a storybook — verb + object pattern
The library shelf was full of bright storybooks with pictures of talking animals on the covers.
圖書館的書架上擺滿了色彩繽紛的故事書，封面上畫著會說話的動物。
Heather brought three storybooks in her bag for the long train trip with her young son.
Heather 在包包裡帶了三本故事書，準備在長途火車上給年幼的兒子看。
The kindergarten teacher asked the children to choose a storybook and sit quietly.
幼兒園老師請孩子們各自選一本故事書然後安靜坐好。
Faisal's grandmother still keeps the old storybooks she read to him when he was small.
Faisal 的祖母至今還留著他小時候讀給他聽的那些舊故事書。
- picture book
a book for very young children where illustrations dominate over text, often with only a few words per page
- children's book
a wider category that includes storybooks but also non-fiction books, chapter books, and books for older children
- fairy-tale collection
specifically a book of traditional folk stories like Cinderella or Snow White, rather than any children's story
文法句型
a storybook
storybooks (plural)
read a storybook
storybook for children
storybook about + topic
常見錯誤
storybooks — 形容詞
- storybookspositive
- more storybookscomparative
- most storybookssuperlative
1. describes a real-life event or situation that feels almost too perfect to be tru
童話般的
現實情境美好得像童話故事一樣
describes a real-life event or situation that feels almost too perfect to be true — like something from a children's story, with a happy, charming, or idealised quality that seems unreal.
Cyrus and Ada described their meeting as a storybook romance: strangers on a train who fell in love.
Cyrus 和 Ada 形容他們的相遇像童話般的愛情故事——在火車上認識的陌生人，最後相愛了。
collocation: storybook romance — adjective + noun pattern
The seaside town looked storybook in the snow, with cottage lights glowing and smoke curling from chimneys.
這個海濱小鎮在雪中看起來如童話般夢幻，小屋的燈光亮著，煙囪飄出裊裊炊煙。
Hana and Dimitri had a storybook wedding in a small stone church by the sea.
Hana 和 Dimitri 在海邊一座小石頭教堂舉辦了一場童話般的婚禮。
The ending felt almost storybook — the lost dog returned home on the family's last day in town.
結局幾乎像童話一樣——那隻走失的狗在全家人在鎮上的最後一天回家了。
Nkechi laughed at the storybook idea that a single kiss could solve all of life's problems.
Nkechi 對那種一個吻就能解決人生所有問題的童話想法感到好笑。
- fairy-tale
nearly identical, but 'fairy-tale' leans more magical and fantastical, while 'storybook' is softer and emphasises charm and innocence
- idyllic
more formal; describes a setting or scene that is perfectly peaceful, without the narrative connotation of 'storybook'
- picture-perfect
focuses on flawless visual appearance rather than the narrative or emotional quality that 'storybook' carries
- nightmarish
a situation that feels terrifying or deeply unpleasant — the dark opposite of a storybook scene
文法句型
a storybook + noun
look/feel/seem storybook
almost storybook
用法筆記
Almost always placed before a noun (storybook romance, storybook ending). After linking verbs like 'look', 'feel', or 'seem', it describes a real situation that has an unreal, charming quality — not an actual story.