/ˌriːˈtɛl/
再次讲述;复述。指把已经听过或读过的故事、事件等重新用自己的话说出来。
The teacher asked the students to retell the story in their own words.
老师让学生们用自己的话复述这个故事。
She retold the ancient myth with such vivid detail that the audience felt as if they were witnessing the events unfold before their eyes.
她把那个古老的神话复述得如此生动细腻,观众仿佛亲眼目睹了那些事件的发生。
由前缀 re-(表示"再次")和 tell(讲述)组合而成。tell 源自古英语 tellan,意为"讲述、计算",与古日耳曼语系的多个词汇同源。re- 来自拉丁语,表示重复或再次的动作。整个词的意思就是"再讲一次"。