英汉词典

1. 故事;叙事
    A narrative is a story or an account of a series of events.

    e.g. ...a fast-moving narrative...
           快节奏的叙事
    e.g. Sloan began his narrative with the day of the murder.
           斯隆以发生谋杀案的那天作为故事的开端。

2. (通常指小说中一系列事件的)记叙，叙述，讲述
    Narrative is the description of a series of events, usually in a novel.

    e.g. Neither author was very strong on narrative.
           两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。
    e.g. ...Nye's simple narrative style.
           奈简约的叙事风格