Definition of historic present in English:

historic present

noun

mass nounGrammar

The present tense used instead of the past in vivid narrative, especially in titles, such as ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, and informally in speech, e.g. ‘so I say to him’.
〔语法〕历史现在时在生动的叙述中用来代替过去时的现在时，尤指在标题中，例如'The Empire Strikes Back'，以及非正式口语体中，例如'so I say to him'
Example sentencesExamples
- It includes historic present, but for the moment no attempt is made to identify instances of this.
- Of course the historic present may be used with greater knowingness and subtlety.
- In Bell's opinion the historic present in English is an exciting, but unusual, narrative strategy.
- This might only be a literary device or literary preference, since use of the historic present vivifies the action.
- His best-known technique was use of the historic present, or the eternal present, as a narrative voice; he resolutely avoided the past tense.

Definition of historic present in US English:

historic present

nounhiˌstôrik ˈprezənt

Grammar

The present tense used instead of the past in vivid narrative, especially in titles, such as The Empire Strikes Back, and informally in speech, e.g., “so I say to him.”.
〔语法〕历史现在时在生动的叙述中用来代替过去时的现在时，尤指在标题中，例如'The Empire Strikes Back'，以及非正式口语体中，例如'so I say to him'
Example sentencesExamples
- In Bell's opinion the historic present in English is an exciting, but unusual, narrative strategy.
- It includes historic present, but for the moment no attempt is made to identify instances of this.
- Of course the historic present may be used with greater knowingness and subtlety.
- His best-known technique was use of the historic present, or the eternal present, as a narrative voice; he resolutely avoided the past tense.
- This might only be a literary device or literary preference, since use of the historic present vivifies the action.

单词	historic present
释义	Definition of historic present in English: historic present noun mass nounGrammar The present tense used instead of the past in vivid narrative, especially in titles, such as ‘The Empire Strikes Back’, and informally in speech, e.g. ‘so I say to him’. 〔语法〕历史现在时在生动的叙述中用来代替过去时的现在时，尤指在标题中，例如'The Empire Strikes Back'，以及非正式口语体中，例如'so I say to him' Example sentencesExamples It includes historic present, but for the moment no attempt is made to identify instances of this. Of course the historic present may be used with greater knowingness and subtlety. In Bell's opinion the historic present in English is an exciting, but unusual, narrative strategy. This might only be a literary device or literary preference, since use of the historic present vivifies the action. His best-known technique was use of the historic present, or the eternal present, as a narrative voice; he resolutely avoided the past tense. Definition of historic present in US English: historic present nounhiˌstôrik ˈprezənt Grammar The present tense used instead of the past in vivid narrative, especially in titles, such as The Empire Strikes Back, and informally in speech, e.g., “so I say to him.”. 〔语法〕历史现在时在生动的叙述中用来代替过去时的现在时，尤指在标题中，例如'The Empire Strikes Back'，以及非正式口语体中，例如'so I say to him' Example sentencesExamples In Bell's opinion the historic present in English is an exciting, but unusual, narrative strategy. It includes historic present, but for the moment no attempt is made to identify instances of this. Of course the historic present may be used with greater knowingness and subtlety. His best-known technique was use of the historic present, or the eternal present, as a narrative voice; he resolutely avoided the past tense. This might only be a literary device or literary preference, since use of the historic present vivifies the action.
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