一、核心语义对比
1. Long story
-- 本义:长篇故事(与short story相对)
-- 惯用义:复杂难解释的情况(常伴省略)
例:"How did you two meet?" "It's a long story..."(说来话长)
2. Short story
-- 本义:短篇小说(文学体裁)
-- 惯用义:简明扼要的叙述(较 ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
主题笔记
word-vs-word-cn
【long story】 —said of a long narrative or account:
- Miss Sally told us a 【long story】 about her friends and about her “comingout party.”
Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase tall story—(also: tall tale) a story that is difficult to believe:
- Their parents yarned over cups of tea, swapped tall stories and books.
【short story】 —a piece of fiction shorter than a novel:
- The 【short story】 of today is one of two kinds—what is called the Magazine Story; and the newer kind which derives from Chekhov.
网络相关图 Short_story Long_story
组词比对 Short_story Long_story