narrator
UKUS
IELTSTOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
The person or voice that tells a story, especially in fiction.
叙述者，讲故事的人（尤指小说中的）。
n.
The off-screen voice that provides commentary in a film, TV show, or recording.
（影视）解说员，旁白者。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivednarrat (the past-participle stem of narrāre, 'tell') + -or (one who does) = 'the one who tells.' In fiction it's the voice telling the story; in film and TV it's the off-screen voice guiding you. The famous literary device is the unreliable narrator — a teller whose account you can't fully trust.
Root narr still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.unreliable narrator不可靠的叙述者
- 2.first-person narrator第一人称叙述者
- 3.omniscient narrator全知叙述者
- 4.the narrator's voice叙述者的声音
Example Sentences
- 1.
The narrator's calm voice guided us through the whole documentary.
- 2.
An unreliable narrator makes the reader question every detail.
- 3.
The story has a first-person narrator who never reveals his name.