| 单词 | retelling |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreˈtelling reˈtelling n. (a) the action of counting again (cf. tell v. II.); (b) the action of relating, recounting, or making known again; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [noun] > calculating or counting again retelling1644 recomputation1766 recalculation?1790 renumbering1827 recount1850 the mind > language > speech > narration > [noun] > relating anew retelling1883 1644 G. Plattes in S. Hartlib Legacy (1655) 296 Mony it self..is not fit for daily use in great summes, in respect of the trouble of telling and re-telling. 1798 S. H. Wilcocke New & Compl. Dict. Eng. & Dutch Langs. II. 205/1 Overtelling, retelling. 1883 F. J. Furnivall in J. Lane's Contn. Squire's Tale i. vii Lane's re-telling of the Romance of Guy of Warwick. 1887 Athenæum 5 Nov. 598/1 It has lost nothing of its horror in the retelling. 1907 Amer. Hist. Rev. 12 662 Professor Hulbert's studies..have equipped him, if not for adding new information, at least for the retelling of old facts from a somewhat novel point of view. 1927 New Republic 12 Oct. 208/2 The impression of a labyrinthine dream that escapes mere daylight re-telling. 1995 M. Lewis Singapore: Rough Guide 179/2 Imaginative retellings of Chinese myths. < as lemmas |
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