tale
gb/tˈeɪl/ us/tˈeɪl/
A2
英語
~ 2700
történet, pletyka, híresztelés
名詞
A2
1
történet
A2
用法パターン：
a tale about [something]
She told me a fascinating tale about her travels in Asia.
Lenyűgöző történetet mesélt nekem az ázsiai utazásairól.
The old man shared a tale from his youth.
Az idős férfi elmesélt egy történetet a fiatalkorából.
That novel is a tragic tale of love and loss.
Children love listening to fairy tales before bed.
He spun a tale to explain why he was late.
学習者向け例文
I read a tale about a brave girl.
Olvastam egy történetet egy bátor lányról.
My grandfather told me a funny tale.
A nagyapám mesélt nekem egy vicces történetet.
This book is a tale of two friends.
He told a tale about a big dog.
We listened to a tale before sleeping.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'tale' with 'tail' (the body part of an animal). The pronunciation is the same, but the meanings are different.
意味
A story, real or imagined
コロケーション
tell a tale
|folk tale
|tall tale
|fairy tale
|moral of the tale
類義語
story (The most common general synonym; 'tale' can sound more traditional or literary.)
|
narrative (More formal and often used in academic or analytical contexts.)
対義語
fact (A statement known to be true, as opposed to a fictional or embellished narrative.)
テーマ
literature
|entertainment
|communication
|arts_entertainment
|education
定義
A story about things that happened, either real or made up.
A narrative describing events, whether based on fact or fiction.
名詞
B1
2
pletyka
B1
híresztelés
B2
用法パターン：
tell tales about [someone]
He was always telling tales about his classmates to the teacher.
Folyton árulkodott az osztálytársairól a tanárnak.
The politician dismissed the allegations as mere tales.
A politikus a vádakat puszta híresztelésnek minősítette.
They accused her of spreading malicious tales.
The newspaper was full of tales about celebrity scandals.
学習者向け例文
She told tales about her friend to the teacher.
Árulkodott a barátjáról a tanárnak.
He likes to tell tales about other people.
Szeret másokról pletykálni.
Do not tell tales; it is not nice.
They spread tales about the new boy.
よくある間違い：
Learners may not realize 'tell tales' is often negative, meaning to report someone’s wrongdoing, especially in a petty way.
意味
Report of gossip or wrongdoing
コロケーション
tell tales
|spread tales
|tales of corruption
類義語
gossip (General talk about others' private lives; 'tale' in this sense often implies accusation.)
|
rumor (Unverified information spread among people.)
対義語
truth (Accurate and verified information.)
テーマ
communication
|social
|relationships
|daily_life
定義
A story about someone that may not be true, often told to cause trouble.
A report, often unverified, about someone’s actions, usually intended to cause trouble or spread gossip.
文法
辞書形
tale
IPA
GB/tˈeɪl/
US/tˈeɪl/
音節・強勢
tale （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (tale)
活用形
Noun
- Base: tale
- Plural: tales
関連語
Forms
tales
noun
Core family
tell
verb A1
Related words
storyteller
noun B1
folktale
noun B2
Advanced or less common
telltale
adjective B2
表現
tell tales
1/tˈɛl tˈeɪlz/
fixed phrase
Report someone’s wrongdoing
To tell someone in authority about another person’s bad actions, often to get them in trouble.
例文
- Stop telling tales about your brother.
- She was accused of telling tales at work.
fairy tale
1/fˈɛɹi tˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
traditional magical story for children
A simple story, often for children, with magic, fairies, or other unreal things; also used for a very happy, almost unreal situation.
例文
- She read her daughter a fairy tale before bed.
- Cinderella is my favorite fairy tale.
- Their wedding was like something out of a fairy tale.
- Their wedding was like a fairy tale, with a castle and fireworks.
- The book is a modern fairy tale about a girl who can talk to animals.
tall tale
1/tˈɔl tˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
Exaggerated, unlikely story
A story that is not true because it is too big or strange.
例文
- He entertained the kids with a tall tale about a giant fish.
- He told us a tall tale about catching a fish as big as a car.
- That sounds like another one of his tall tales.
- That sounds like a tall tale to me.