- 1v/nəˈreɪt/do a voice-over配旁白
To speak the words that explain what is happening in a film, a television programme, or a video, as part of the programme itself.
這個 narrate 指的是「配旁白」——聲音不在畫面裡，但一路說明畫面上發生什麼事。最常見的場合是生態紀錄片、博物館導覽影片和教學影片。它最常以被動出現：a film narrated by...，因為大家在意的是「誰的聲音」。它跟另一個意思其實是同一件事的延伸——一樣是照順序把發生的事講出來，只是這次配著畫面講。
示範例句 · Example
The wildlife film was narrated by a famous actor.
中文翻譯那部野生動物影片被一位有名的演員配旁白。
常見搭配
narrated by somebody
由某人配旁白
with the spoken explanation done by a particular person
The film is narrated by a well-known actor.
narrate a documentary
為紀錄片配旁白
to speak the explanation for a documentary
She was asked to narrate a documentary about birds.
narrate a video
為影片配旁白
to record the spoken explanation for a video
Ren narrated the video for the school website.
be narrated in English
以英文配旁白
to have its spoken explanation in a given language
The tour film is narrated in English.
意思相近
- 2v/nəˈreɪt/tell a story敘述
To tell a story by describing everything that happens, in the order it happens, for example in a book or out loud to listeners.
「narrate」是「把一件事從頭到尾照順序說出來」。它比 tell a story 正式一點，重點在「按順序、完整地講」，而不是隨口提一下。在小說裡，narrate 常用來說明「這個故事是誰的角度在講」——The main character narrates the story。相關的字很好記：narrator（敘述者）、narrative（敘事）。跟 describe（描述某個東西長什麼樣）不同，narrate 一定有一連串發生的事。
常見搭配
narrate a story
敘述一個故事
to tell a story in order
He narrated the story in his own words.
narrate the events
敘述事件經過
to describe what happened, in order
She narrated the events of that morning.
be narrated in the first person
以第一人稱敘述
to be told by a character using 'I'
The novel is narrated in the first person.
narrate a tale
講述一段故事
to tell a story, especially an old one
The old sailor narrated a tale about a storm.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
narrateverb/nəˈɹeɪt/
- 1
To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.
- narrate a story
- narrate a tale
- 2
To give an account.
- narrate the meeting
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。