narrate: [17] To narrate something is etymologically to ‘make it known’. The word comes from Latin narrāre ‘give an account of’, which was derived from gnārus ‘knowing’ and is hence related to English ignore, recognize, and, distantly, know. English acquired the derived noun narration [15] considerably earlier than the verb (which was widely condemned in the 18th century for its inelegance), and it could be that narrate represents a back-formation from narration rather than a new introduction directly from the Latin verb. => ignore, know, recognize
narrate (v.)
1748, back-formation from narration or else from Latin narratus, past participle of narrare "to tell, relate, recount" (see narration). "Richardson and Johnson call it Scottish" [OED], a stigma which kept it from general use until 19c. A few mid-17c. instances are traceable to Spanish narrar. Related: Narrated; narrating.
雙語例句
1. The three of them narrate the same events from three perspectives.
他們三人從三個不同的視角講述了同樣的事件。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Richard is going to narrate in the new radio play.
理查將在這個新的廣播劇中擔任旁白.
來自辭典例句
3. The dreams are so idiotic that I can hardly bring myself to narrate them.
這些夢非常無聊,我簡直不大好意思講.
來自辭典例句
4. Around the campfire they would narrate tale after tale.
他們圍坐在營火旁說故事.
來自互聯網
5. Behind it is the narrate gap between prophase modernity and anaphase modernity.