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sto·ried /ˈstorid, ˈstɔr-/
(a.)傳說上有名的,以歷史畫裝飾的,分層的
Sto·ried a.
1. Told in a story.
2. Having a history; interesting from the stories which pertain to it; venerable from the associations of the past.
Some greedy minion, or imperious wife,
The trophied arches, storied halls, invade. --Pope.
Can storied urn, or animated bust,
Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? --Gray.
3. Having (such or so many) stories; -- chiefly in composition; as, a two-storied house.
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Sto·ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Storied p. pr. & vb. n. Storying.] To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story.
How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter, rather than story him in his own hearing. --Shak.
It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it was seventy cubits high. --Bp. Wilkins.
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storied
adj 1: having an illustrious past [syn: celebrated, historied]
2: having stories as indicated; "a six-storied building" [syn:
storeyed]
story
n 1: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence
or course of events; presented in writing or drama or
cinema or as a radio or television program; "his
narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain
adults as well as children" [syn: narrative, narration,
tale]
2: a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events;
"he writes stories for the magazines"
3: structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a
single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the
office on?" [syn: floor, level, storey]
4: a record or narrative description of past events; "a history
of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to
kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" [syn:
history, account, chronicle]
5: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech";
"the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of
his speech that was given on the evening news made the
governor furious" [syn: report, news report, account,
write up]
6: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach";
"how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: fib,
tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle]
[also: storied]