Word · Frequency #542
storied
讲述；叙述
storied is the past of story.
to tell as a story; relate or narrate
- 1.
To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.
讲述；叙述
In use
Grandma storied her childhood memories to us every night.
The teacher stories the old legend to the class.
They were storying about their trip when the power went out.
story sth
story 作动词时为及物动词，后接所叙述的内容。
The ballad stories the hero's deeds.
这首民谣讲述了英雄的事迹。
Verb forms
base story · third person stories · -ing storying · past storied · past participle storied
story 作动词表示“把……当作故事讲述”，是规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 storied。
Common mistakes
He storyed his travels in Africa.He storied his travels in Africa.
动词 story 的过去式应为 storied。以辅音字母加 y 结尾的动词，变过去式时先把 y 改为 i，再加 -ed，不能直接加 -ed 写成 storyed。
Last night, he story his dreams to me.Last night, he storied his dreams to me.
过去时间需要动词用过去式。story 的过去式是 storied，不能仍用原形 story。
She story her day at school every evening.She stories her day at school every evening.
一般现在时第三人称单数，动词 story 要加 -es（story → stories），不能不加变化。
Connections
Idioms & figurative uses
- to make a long story short
- 长话短说To make a long story short, we missed the last train.长话短说，我们错过了末班火车。
- a different story
- 另一回事；完全不同The plan looks good in theory, but the reality is a different story.这个计划在理论上看起来不错，但现实完全是另一回事。
- the story of my life
- 经常发生在自己身上的倒霉事I forgot my umbrella again—that's the story of my life.我又忘了带伞——我经常倒这样的霉。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
st(ory) 本义‘故事’，动词 story 意为‘讲述、叙述’：把一件事当成故事讲出来。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学创作、正式叙述、历史记述 story 作动词时通常用于较正式或文学性的语境，表示“讲述”或“叙述（故事）”，日常口语中较少这样用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
目标词 story 的音标为 /ˈstɒ:ri/。下列词中没有一个与它完全押韵：glory、Tory 拼写以 -ory 结尾，但重读元音是 /ɔː/；sorry、lorry 看似押韵，实为短元音 /ɒ/；factory、history 的结尾 -ory 读作非重读的 /əri/ 或 /ri/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.