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.
实用例句
1. The three of them narrate the same events from three perspectives.
他们三人从三个不同的视角讲述了同样的事件。来自柯林斯例句
2. Richard is going to narrate in the new radio play.
理查将在这个新的广播剧中担任旁白.来自辞典例句
3. The dreams are so idiotic that I can hardly bring myself to narrate them.
这些梦非常无聊,我简直不大好意思讲.来自辞典例句
4. Around the campfire they would narrate tale after tale.
他们围坐在营火旁说故事.来自互联网
5. Behind it is the narrate gap between prophase modernity and anaphase modernity.
