storyteller

/ˈstɔːritelə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [stˈɔritˌɛlɚ] /ˈstɔːritelər/ (ame, ipa) · [stˈɔritˌɛlɚ] /ˈstȯr-ē-ˌte-lər How to pronounce storyteller (audio)/ (ame, mw)

storyteller — 名詞

  • storytellersingular
  • storytellersplural

1. someone who creates stories, tells them to other people, or reads them in a live

1.名詞B2
釋義

說故事者

會寫、講或朗讀故事的人

someone who creates stories, tells them to other people, or reads them in a lively way

例句

At bedtime, Sayaka became the family's favorite storyteller.

到了睡前，Sayaka 成了家裡最受歡迎的說故事者。

become + storyteller as a role label

The festival invited Baraka to work as the evening storyteller.

節慶活動請來 Baraka 當晚上的說故事者。

work as + storyteller for an event role

同義詞
  • narrator

    usually the voice telling a book, film, or spoken account

  • author

    focuses on writing books rather than oral performance

  • raconteur

    more literary and often used for amusing spoken stories

用法筆記

Often positive and used for someone who can keep listeners or readers interested. Distinguish from sense 2, which is a critical label for someone who invents lies.

2. someone who keeps inventing things that are not true in order to fool other peop

2.名詞C1
釋義

騙子

老愛編假話騙人的人

someone who keeps inventing things that are not true in order to fool other people

例句

Darius is such a storyteller that nobody trusts his excuses anymore.

Darius 太愛亂編了，現在沒人再相信那些藉口，大家都當 Darius 是騙子。

storyteller used as a critical label

After three false alarms, Ari's friends called Ari a storyteller.

連續三次白忙一場後，Ari 的朋友都說 Ari 是個騙子。

同義詞
  • liar

    the most direct everyday word

  • fibber

    milder and often used for smaller lies

  • fabulist

    more literary and often suggests elaborate invention

反義詞

用法筆記

Usually disapproving and often aimed at someone who invents dramatic or repeated lies. Distinguish from sense 1, which praises skill in telling stories.