| 单词 | raconteur |
| 释义 | raconteur (once / 18353 pages) n Raconteurs are gifted storytellers, able to spin amusing tales from everyday life. Who is the biggest raconteur in your group? He or she's the one who always tells the best stories — or jumps in when another storyteller isn't being vivid enough. Do you make going to the store to buy groceries a fascinating experience? Do you offer witty observations of the people you pass on the street? If so, you're a raconteur, someone who can regale his or her listeners with riveting stories, usually funny, sometimes dramatic. Raconteur comes from the French word "raconter," meaning "to recount." Note its "eur" ending, signaling its French origin. WORD FAMILYraconteur: raconteurs USAGE EXAMPLESAnd of course, Munchausen is a raconteur extraordinaire, filled with tall tales and very much full of himself. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) Chris is a Kennedy historian, author of two books on the subject, and one of the great raconteurs of all time. Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016) Convicted drug smuggler who reinvented himself as an author, raconteur and drug-reform campaigner after publishing the best-selling autobiography “Mr. Nice.” Seattle Times(Dec 14, 2016) n a person skilled in telling anecdotes Syn|Exp|Hyper anecdotist Karl Friedrich Hieronymus von Munchhausen German raconteur who told preposterous stories about his adventures as a soldier and hunter; his name is now associated with any telling of exaggerated stories or winning lies (1720-1797) narrator, storyteller, teller someone who tells a story |
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