Old English talutelling, something told, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch taalspeech and German Zahlnumber, also to tell. Sense 2 is probably from Old Norse
英英釋義網絡釋義
noun
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;
...take vt. 拿,取,攜帶,帶走,花費,需要,接愛,認為,當作,抓住talen. 故事,傳說,諾言talent n. 天賦,才能,人才
4 . 故事的
because when we pass through this uncommon year , " Chinese " is breaking free from just a historically shared form of address , and more and more becoming a name with a common tale.因為走過這不平凡的一年,“中國人”超拔于一個有共同歷史的稱呼,而越來越成為一個有共同故事的稱呼。