縮寫自 history,歷史，故事，敘述。后與 history 產生詞義上的差別。引申詞義樓層，可能來 自中世紀在窗戶上裝飾的敘述故事的圖案。比較 sport 縮寫自 disport,Spain 縮寫自 Hispanic.
英文詞源
story
story: [13] Story comes via Anglo-Norman estorie from Latin historia ‘account of events, narrative, history’ (source also of English history and storey). It originally retained the senses ‘factual account of past events’ and ‘past events in general’, but since the 17th century these have gradually been taken over by history, and the use of story has been concentrated more on ‘fictional narratives’. => history, storey
story (n.1)
"connected account or narration of some happening," c. 1200, originally "narrative of important events or celebrated persons of the past," from Old French estorie, estoire "story, chronicle, history," from Late Latin storia, shortened from Latin historia "history, account, tale, story" (see history). Meaning "recital of true events" first recorded late 14c.; sense of "narrative of fictitious events meant to entertain" is from c. 1500. Not differentiated from history till 1500s. As a euphemism for "a lie" it dates from 1690s. Meaning "newspaper article" is from 1892. Story-line first attested 1941. That's another story "that requires different treatment" is attested from 1818. Story of my life "sad truth" first recorded 1938, from typical title of an autobiography.
story (n.2)
"floor of a building," c. 1400, from Anglo-Latin historia "floor of a building" (c. 1200), also "picture," from Latin historia (see history). "Perhaps so called because the front of buildings in the Middle Ages often were decorated with rows of painted windows" [Barnhart].
雙語例句
1. She probably sensed that I wasn'ttelling her the whole story.
她可能意識到了我并沒有對她全盤托出。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The story ascends from a gothic tragedy to a miraculous fairy-tale.
故事從一個哥特式悲劇升華為神奇的童話。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Lucilla often asks her sisters to retell the story.
露西拉經常要姐姐們把這個故事反復講給她聽。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The town of whitby was immortalised in Bram Stoker's famous Dracula story.
惠特比鎮因為布拉姆·斯托克著名的吸血鬼故事而名傳后世。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Every line etched on her face told a story of personal anguish.