Definition of narrator in English:

narrator

noun nəˈreɪtəˈnɛreɪdər

1A person who narrates something, especially a character who recounts the events of a novel or narrative poem.
（尤指小说、叙事诗的）叙述者
his poetic efforts are mocked by the narrator of the story
a first-person narrator
Example sentencesExamples
- It takes the talking book a step further through an unnamed first-person narrator.
- An omniscient narrator speaks neutrally about what has passed.
- The novel's first-person narrator is a most unpleasant man.
- In this dream poem the narrator enters the Garden of Mirth where he sees various allegorized figures and falls in love with a rosebud.
- The narrators are often strangely limited third-person or unreliable first-person narrators, or there are multiple, shifting narrators.
- And the story is told by a possibly slightly unreliable narrator, which is a nice touch.
- Coincident with this formal composition is the historical consciousness of the novel's anonymous narrator.
- In a similar way, Beatrice serves to question the narrative authority of the other narrators in the novel, all of them European-educated and male.
- I return in Chapter 7 to the problem of identification and its effects: what role does the identification with literary characters and narrators play?
- In paradise, the omniscient narrator concludes, there are no stories because there are no journeys.
- The narrator of the story is a pilot who has crash-landed in the desert.
- Narrated in the present tense, the story unfolds in the voice of an unnamed third-person narrator.
- Pushkin's narrators are only schematically described, because what matters is not who they are but how they perceive the world.
- The author of Ulysses is not a narrator describing a subject outside himself.
- First-person animal narrators often expose the thoughtlessness of human beings toward non-human animals.
- Although the narrators of Dostoevsky's later novels are by no means ‘objective,’ they create the illusion of a world existing beyond the fantasy of any single character.
- This double perspective is characteristic of child narrators and makes them a useful tool for young writers: characters with two perspectives are usually not one-dimensional.
- The novel employs multiple narrators, including not only the three major characters but also their husbands, children, and parents.
- Most readers don't even notice that David is the narrator of all three stories.
- Sometimes she's a participant in the story, other times she serves as a narrator of the event.
Synonyms
storyteller, teller of tales, recounter, relater, describer, chronicler, romancer, reporter, annalist
raconteur
Australian informal magsman
rare anecdotist, anecdotalist
1. 1.1 A person who delivers a commentary accompanying a film, broadcast, piece of music, etc.
  （电影、广播或乐曲等的）解说员
  a religious broadcast with Johnny Morris as narrator
  Example sentencesExamples
  The dance drama will have two narrators apart from the on stage dancers.
  He is at once the narrator, director and cameraman of this home-made production.
  "Well, there you have it, " came the narrator's voice.
  The narrator asks, " Is it death?
  All Greek tragedies have choruses, who take on the roles of observers, narrators, commentators and critics.
  A voice-over narrator " explains " things, whereas we want to see and experience them.
  He is, as you say, the conscience of the film; a narrator, but it is more than that too.
  The film uses only these two narrators, and bear in mind that they are independent in a world which is very limiting.
  The on-stage narrator is the author of the story, and she gives the play its literary sheen.
  "And so we bid farewell to the dark continent, " the narrator intoned.
  Mimi the narrator asks, " Can these be the facts?
  In the movies, with their narrators and time-shifts, we accept much more agile storytelling.
  We also have a voice-over narrator to explain everything, along with lessons learned.
  But the best bit is the story time, where an unseen narrator tells you " someone's coming".
  It is the same story of history that film-makers so love - the media history served up with music and grave narrator.
  The identity of the film's voiceover narrator is never adequately established, and this proves distracting.
  That was a storytelling device. It was the ultimate frame - and television newspeople the ultimate narrators.
  A motto theme for William Penn is heard and the narrator intones Penn's prayer for Philadelphia.
  The film is narrated by the laconic narrator that Disney used a lot then.
  Our unseen narrator promises us a lot of interesting things.
  Synonyms
  voice-over, commentator

Derivatives

narratorial

adjective

A certain amount of narratorial omnipotence has to be practised if absorbing stories are to be created.
Example sentencesExamples
- The turn to narrative, on the part of Jessop, then marks a significant moment in the story's attempt to force the idea into some form of representational and narratorial clarity.
- Connolly wisely has kept this narratorial voice from the book and it acts as a glue to stitch the disjointed narrative flow of the film, to keep it coherent.
- The central story line of the opening episode is that of Clarissa's outing on foot to buy flowers for her party, for example, but this line is punctuated by a series of narratorial shifts.
- The second of the three parts, into which the book is divided, suffers from narratorial water-treading, but most chapters are pacey and taut.

Definition of narrator in US English:

narrator

nounˈnɛreɪdərˈnerādər

1A person who narrates something, especially a character who recounts the events of a novel or narrative poem.
（尤指小说、叙事诗的）叙述者
his poetic efforts are mocked by the narrator of the story
a first-person narrator
Example sentencesExamples
- An omniscient narrator speaks neutrally about what has passed.
- The novel's first-person narrator is a most unpleasant man.
- The narrators are often strangely limited third-person or unreliable first-person narrators, or there are multiple, shifting narrators.
- In this dream poem the narrator enters the Garden of Mirth where he sees various allegorized figures and falls in love with a rosebud.
- Most readers don't even notice that David is the narrator of all three stories.
- The novel employs multiple narrators, including not only the three major characters but also their husbands, children, and parents.
- In a similar way, Beatrice serves to question the narrative authority of the other narrators in the novel, all of them European-educated and male.
- I return in Chapter 7 to the problem of identification and its effects: what role does the identification with literary characters and narrators play?
- It takes the talking book a step further through an unnamed first-person narrator.
- Sometimes she's a participant in the story, other times she serves as a narrator of the event.
- The author of Ulysses is not a narrator describing a subject outside himself.
- Although the narrators of Dostoevsky's later novels are by no means ‘objective,’ they create the illusion of a world existing beyond the fantasy of any single character.
- In paradise, the omniscient narrator concludes, there are no stories because there are no journeys.
- Narrated in the present tense, the story unfolds in the voice of an unnamed third-person narrator.
- The narrator of the story is a pilot who has crash-landed in the desert.
- This double perspective is characteristic of child narrators and makes them a useful tool for young writers: characters with two perspectives are usually not one-dimensional.
- First-person animal narrators often expose the thoughtlessness of human beings toward non-human animals.
- Coincident with this formal composition is the historical consciousness of the novel's anonymous narrator.
- Pushkin's narrators are only schematically described, because what matters is not who they are but how they perceive the world.
- And the story is told by a possibly slightly unreliable narrator, which is a nice touch.
Synonyms
storyteller, teller of tales, recounter, relater, describer, chronicler, romancer, reporter, annalist
1. 1.1 A person who delivers a commentary accompanying a movie, broadcast, piece of music, etc.
  （电影、广播或乐曲等的）解说员
  a religious broadcast with Johnny Morris as narrator
  Example sentencesExamples
  He is, as you say, the conscience of the film; a narrator, but it is more than that too.
  Mimi the narrator asks, " Can these be the facts?
  That was a storytelling device. It was the ultimate frame - and television newspeople the ultimate narrators.
  In the movies, with their narrators and time-shifts, we accept much more agile storytelling.
  He is at once the narrator, director and cameraman of this home-made production.
  The identity of the film's voiceover narrator is never adequately established, and this proves distracting.
  All Greek tragedies have choruses, who take on the roles of observers, narrators, commentators and critics.
  The on-stage narrator is the author of the story, and she gives the play its literary sheen.
  But the best bit is the story time, where an unseen narrator tells you " someone's coming".
  "Well, there you have it, " came the narrator's voice.
  The film uses only these two narrators, and bear in mind that they are independent in a world which is very limiting.
  It is the same story of history that film-makers so love - the media history served up with music and grave narrator.
  The narrator asks, " Is it death?
  A voice-over narrator " explains " things, whereas we want to see and experience them.
  Our unseen narrator promises us a lot of interesting things.
  The film is narrated by the laconic narrator that Disney used a lot then.
  "And so we bid farewell to the dark continent, " the narrator intoned.
  A motto theme for William Penn is heard and the narrator intones Penn's prayer for Philadelphia.
  The dance drama will have two narrators apart from the on stage dancers.
  We also have a voice-over narrator to explain everything, along with lessons learned.
  Synonyms
  voice-over, commentator

词汇	narrator
释义	Definition of narrator in English: narrator noun nəˈreɪtəˈnɛreɪdər 1A person who narrates something, especially a character who recounts the events of a novel or narrative poem. （尤指小说、叙事诗的）叙述者 his poetic efforts are mocked by the narrator of the story a first-person narrator Example sentencesExamples It takes the talking book a step further through an unnamed first-person narrator. An omniscient narrator speaks neutrally about what has passed. The novel's first-person narrator is a most unpleasant man. In this dream poem the narrator enters the Garden of Mirth where he sees various allegorized figures and falls in love with a rosebud. The narrators are often strangely limited third-person or unreliable first-person narrators, or there are multiple, shifting narrators. And the story is told by a possibly slightly unreliable narrator, which is a nice touch. Coincident with this formal composition is the historical consciousness of the novel's anonymous narrator. In a similar way, Beatrice serves to question the narrative authority of the other narrators in the novel, all of them European-educated and male. I return in Chapter 7 to the problem of identification and its effects: what role does the identification with literary characters and narrators play? In paradise, the omniscient narrator concludes, there are no stories because there are no journeys. The narrator of the story is a pilot who has crash-landed in the desert. Narrated in the present tense, the story unfolds in the voice of an unnamed third-person narrator. Pushkin's narrators are only schematically described, because what matters is not who they are but how they perceive the world. The author of Ulysses is not a narrator describing a subject outside himself. First-person animal narrators often expose the thoughtlessness of human beings toward non-human animals. Although the narrators of Dostoevsky's later novels are by no means ‘objective,’ they create the illusion of a world existing beyond the fantasy of any single character. This double perspective is characteristic of child narrators and makes them a useful tool for young writers: characters with two perspectives are usually not one-dimensional. The novel employs multiple narrators, including not only the three major characters but also their husbands, children, and parents. Most readers don't even notice that David is the narrator of all three stories. Sometimes she's a participant in the story, other times she serves as a narrator of the event. Synonyms storyteller, teller of tales, recounter, relater, describer, chronicler, romancer, reporter, annalist raconteur Australian informal magsman rare anecdotist, anecdotalist 1.1 A person who delivers a commentary accompanying a film, broadcast, piece of music, etc. （电影、广播或乐曲等的）解说员 a religious broadcast with Johnny Morris as narrator Example sentencesExamples The dance drama will have two narrators apart from the on stage dancers. He is at once the narrator, director and cameraman of this home-made production. "Well, there you have it, " came the narrator's voice. The narrator asks, " Is it death? All Greek tragedies have choruses, who take on the roles of observers, narrators, commentators and critics. A voice-over narrator " explains " things, whereas we want to see and experience them. He is, as you say, the conscience of the film; a narrator, but it is more than that too. The film uses only these two narrators, and bear in mind that they are independent in a world which is very limiting. The on-stage narrator is the author of the story, and she gives the play its literary sheen. "And so we bid farewell to the dark continent, " the narrator intoned. Mimi the narrator asks, " Can these be the facts? In the movies, with their narrators and time-shifts, we accept much more agile storytelling. We also have a voice-over narrator to explain everything, along with lessons learned. But the best bit is the story time, where an unseen narrator tells you " someone's coming". It is the same story of history that film-makers so love - the media history served up with music and grave narrator. The identity of the film's voiceover narrator is never adequately established, and this proves distracting. That was a storytelling device. It was the ultimate frame - and television newspeople the ultimate narrators. A motto theme for William Penn is heard and the narrator intones Penn's prayer for Philadelphia. The film is narrated by the laconic narrator that Disney used a lot then. Our unseen narrator promises us a lot of interesting things. Synonyms voice-over, commentator Derivatives narratorial adjective A certain amount of narratorial omnipotence has to be practised if absorbing stories are to be created. Example sentencesExamples The turn to narrative, on the part of Jessop, then marks a significant moment in the story's attempt to force the idea into some form of representational and narratorial clarity. Connolly wisely has kept this narratorial voice from the book and it acts as a glue to stitch the disjointed narrative flow of the film, to keep it coherent. The central story line of the opening episode is that of Clarissa's outing on foot to buy flowers for her party, for example, but this line is punctuated by a series of narratorial shifts. The second of the three parts, into which the book is divided, suffers from narratorial water-treading, but most chapters are pacey and taut. Definition of narrator in US English: narrator nounˈnɛreɪdərˈnerādər 1A person who narrates something, especially a character who recounts the events of a novel or narrative poem. （尤指小说、叙事诗的）叙述者 his poetic efforts are mocked by the narrator of the story a first-person narrator Example sentencesExamples An omniscient narrator speaks neutrally about what has passed. The novel's first-person narrator is a most unpleasant man. The narrators are often strangely limited third-person or unreliable first-person narrators, or there are multiple, shifting narrators. In this dream poem the narrator enters the Garden of Mirth where he sees various allegorized figures and falls in love with a rosebud. Most readers don't even notice that David is the narrator of all three stories. The novel employs multiple narrators, including not only the three major characters but also their husbands, children, and parents. In a similar way, Beatrice serves to question the narrative authority of the other narrators in the novel, all of them European-educated and male. I return in Chapter 7 to the problem of identification and its effects: what role does the identification with literary characters and narrators play? It takes the talking book a step further through an unnamed first-person narrator. Sometimes she's a participant in the story, other times she serves as a narrator of the event. The author of Ulysses is not a narrator describing a subject outside himself. Although the narrators of Dostoevsky's later novels are by no means ‘objective,’ they create the illusion of a world existing beyond the fantasy of any single character. In paradise, the omniscient narrator concludes, there are no stories because there are no journeys. Narrated in the present tense, the story unfolds in the voice of an unnamed third-person narrator. The narrator of the story is a pilot who has crash-landed in the desert. This double perspective is characteristic of child narrators and makes them a useful tool for young writers: characters with two perspectives are usually not one-dimensional. First-person animal narrators often expose the thoughtlessness of human beings toward non-human animals. Coincident with this formal composition is the historical consciousness of the novel's anonymous narrator. Pushkin's narrators are only schematically described, because what matters is not who they are but how they perceive the world. And the story is told by a possibly slightly unreliable narrator, which is a nice touch. Synonyms storyteller, teller of tales, recounter, relater, describer, chronicler, romancer, reporter, annalist 1.1 A person who delivers a commentary accompanying a movie, broadcast, piece of music, etc. （电影、广播或乐曲等的）解说员 a religious broadcast with Johnny Morris as narrator Example sentencesExamples He is, as you say, the conscience of the film; a narrator, but it is more than that too. Mimi the narrator asks, " Can these be the facts? That was a storytelling device. It was the ultimate frame - and television newspeople the ultimate narrators. In the movies, with their narrators and time-shifts, we accept much more agile storytelling. He is at once the narrator, director and cameraman of this home-made production. The identity of the film's voiceover narrator is never adequately established, and this proves distracting. All Greek tragedies have choruses, who take on the roles of observers, narrators, commentators and critics. The on-stage narrator is the author of the story, and she gives the play its literary sheen. But the best bit is the story time, where an unseen narrator tells you " someone's coming". "Well, there you have it, " came the narrator's voice. The film uses only these two narrators, and bear in mind that they are independent in a world which is very limiting. It is the same story of history that film-makers so love - the media history served up with music and grave narrator. The narrator asks, " Is it death? A voice-over narrator " explains " things, whereas we want to see and experience them. Our unseen narrator promises us a lot of interesting things. The film is narrated by the laconic narrator that Disney used a lot then. "And so we bid farewell to the dark continent, " the narrator intoned. A motto theme for William Penn is heard and the narrator intones Penn's prayer for Philadelphia. The dance drama will have two narrators apart from the on stage dancers. We also have a voice-over narrator to explain everything, along with lessons learned. Synonyms voice-over, commentator
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