narration
Definitions
The act or process of telling a story or recounting events.
叙述，讲述（这一行为）。
The spoken commentary or voice-over accompanying a film, video, or recording.
（影视）旁白，解说（讲出来的内容）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivednarrat (the stem of narrāre, 'tell') + -ion (act, process) = 'the act of telling.' From there it also names the thing produced by that act: the spoken voice-over track. So narration is both the telling and the words told. Contrast it with narrative, which is the story itself rather than the telling of it.
Root narr still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.voice narration语音旁白
- 2.clear narration清晰的叙述
- 3.first-person narration第一人称叙述
- 4.off-screen narration画外旁白
Example Sentences
- 1.
Her clear narration made the complex history easy to follow.
- 2.
The film relies on narration to explain what we cannot see.
- 3.
He switched from dialogue to first-person narration halfway through.
Easily Confused
narration vs narrative — Narration is the telling (the act, or the voice-over). Narrative is what is told (the story and how its events connect). A film's narration is the voice; its narrative is the plot.