first person

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ˌfirst ˈperson noun

1. the first person technicalSLG a form of a verb or a pronoun that is used to show that you are the speaker. For example, ‘I’, ‘me’, ‘we’, and ‘us’ are first person pronouns, and ‘I am’ is the first person singular of the verb ‘to be’ 第一人称〔例如，I，me，we和us都是第一人称代词，I am是动词to be的第一人称单数形式〕 → second person, third person

2 AL[singular] a way of telling a story in which the writer or speaker tells it as though they were involved in the story 〔叙述中的〕第一人称 → third person

a first person narrative

第一人称叙述

in the first person

'The Great Gatsby' is written in the first person.

《了不起的盖茨比》是以第一人称写的。

Examples from the Corpus

first person• The device Blake chose -- a first person narrative -- is exceedingly difficult when using an historical figure.• Linda Chavez-Thompson, a union leader born of sharecropper parents, became the first person of color elected to the executive office.• The cantata ends with Dido still speaking in the first person.• These writings influenced him just at the time when he met the first person he ever knew who had experienced rebirth.• The enchanted house builder was not the first person to notice this pinhole effect.• The first person Branson telephoned on Monday morning was Randolph Fields.• The first person to find the thimble hides it the next time.• The first person who came to see me wasn't Doone after all but Tremayne.

in the first person• Their inspired utterances, which were cast in the first person as direct statements by the Paraclete, were collected.• The cantata ends with Dido still speaking in the first person.• She wanted something more personal and immediate, so she began writing in the first person, as Earhart.• Ulrich's novel is written in the first person.• Gone were the carefree, witty passages written in the first person, the conversational style, the caustic bitter comments.

ˌfirst ˈperson noun

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