每日单词:tale

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摘要:“Tale”源自古英语 *talu*,意为“叙述、故事”,来自原始日耳曼语 talō(计数、讲述)。可能与古诺尔斯语 tala(说话、计数)相关。进入中古英语后,意为“故事”或“叙述”,常指口述或虚构的故事,后泛化为任何叙述。

tale

[TALE]

英 [teɪl] 美 [teɪl]

n.故事;叙述;传说 v.谈论,讲述,搬弄是非

词源

“Tale”源自古英语 *talu*,意为“叙述、故事”,来自原始日耳曼语 talō(计数、讲述)。可能与古诺尔斯语 tala(说话、计数)相关。进入中古英语后,意为“故事”或“叙述”,常指口述或虚构的故事,后泛化为任何叙述。

外刊例句

《经济学人》(The Economist),2024年10月12日

The politician’s tale of economic recovery was met with skepticism.

政治家关于经济复苏的故事遭到质疑。

《纽约时报》(The New York Times),2023年11月8日

Her memoir weaves a tale of resilience and hope.

她的回忆录编织了一个关于韧性和希望的故事。

《卫报》(The Guardian),2025年1月5日

The village elders shared tales of ancient traditions.

村里的长者分享了古老传统的传说。

经典名著

《坎特伯雷故事集》(The Canterbury Tales),杰弗里·乔叟(Geoffrey Chaucer),约1387年

Each pilgrim told a tale.

每个朝圣者都讲了一个故事。

《傲慢与偏见》(Pride and Prejudice),简·奥斯汀(Jane Austen),1813年

Wickham’s tale misled Elizabeth.

威克姆的故事误导了伊丽莎白。

Usage Examples

(1) Their love story sounds like a fairy tale.

(2) This is a tale that wring the heart.

(3) We listened to their tales about life in the Sahara Desert.

(4) We laugh over this tale, but it's becoming almost as true of people.

(5) According to the tale, the tears of shark-people can be turned into pearls.

(6) The Monkey King' is an extraordinarytale with a strange twist at the end.

(7) It's an ancient tale which appears in various guises in several languages.

(1) 他们的爱情故事听起来像童话。

(2) 这是个令人心痛的故事。

(3) 我们听他们讲述撒哈拉沙漠的生活经历。

(4) 我们笑着谈论此则故事,但对人类来说,情形也差不多一样。

(5) 传说中鲛人泪可以化为珍珠。

(6) 美猴王是个离奇的传说,结尾有意想不到的波折。

(7) 那是一个以几种语言叙述的古老的故事。

柯林斯词典

1[N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 名称名词;名称名词](常包含魔法或惊险内容的)传说,故事 A tale is a story, often involving magic or exciting events.

...a collection of stories, poems and folk tales...

由短篇故事、诗歌和传说汇成的作品集

Episodes 1 and 2 of Tales of the City will be shown together on Tuesday.

《城市故事》的第一、二集将于星期二两集连播。

2[N-COUNT 可数名词](对真人真事精彩的或夸张的)描述,讲述 You can refer to an interesting, exciting, or dramatic account of a real event as a tale . [usu with supp]

The media have been filled with tales of horror and loss resulting from Monday's earthquake.

媒体上尽是星期一发生的地震所带来的恐惧和损失的报道。

...a property analyst, full of cheery tales about soaring share prices and new capital pouring into property companies.

总是兴高采烈地描述着股票价格飙升和新资本源源不断注入房地产公司的房地产分析师

3See also:fairy tale;old wives’ tale;tall tale;

4[PHRASE 短语]大难不死;逃过劫难;幸免于难 If you survive a dangerous or frightening experience and so are able to tell people about it afterwards, you can say that you lived to tell the tale . [V inflects]

You lived to tell the tale this time but who knows how far you can push your luck.

你这次算是逃过了一劫,不过谁知道你的运气还会持续多久呢?

5[PHRASE 短语]See also:tell-tale;造谣;泄密 If someone tells tales about you, they tell other people things about you which are untrue or which you wanted to be kept secret. [V inflects]

I hesitated, not wanting to tell tales about my colleague.

我犹豫了,不想说同事的坏话。

来源:学无用的英语

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