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单词 short story
释义

short story

noun

: an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel usually dealing with a few characters and aiming at unity of effect and often concentrating on the creation of mood rather than plot

Synonyms

  • narrative
  • novelette
  • novella
  • story
  • tale
  • yarn
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Example Sentences

her very first short story was accepted for publication in a local journal
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Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

short story

noun

as in tale
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel her very first short story was accepted for publication in a local journal

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tale
  • story
  • novella
  • narrative
  • yarn
  • history
  • joke
  • novelette
  • fairy tale
  • bedtime story
  • anecdote
  • fable
  • myth
  • record
  • parable
  • romance
  • legend
  • report
  • annals
  • chronicle
  • exemplum
  • folktale
  • account
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