English Dictionary

historical present

名詞

不可算名詞

(grammar) The present tense as used when referring to real past events, to add immediacy to what is being said or written. / (grammar) The present tense as used when writing a fictional narrative.

日本語の意味

歴史的現在：実際の過去の出来事を現在形で表現し、臨場感を演出する文法上の用法 / 歴史的現在：フィクションの物語において、現在形を用いて生き生きとした描写を行う表現技法

In his lecture, the professor discusses how the historical present can make a story feel more immediate.

講義で教授は、過去の出来事を語る際に臨場感を出すために用いる現在時制が物語をより身近に感じさせることについて論じる。

意味（1）

(grammar) The present tense as used when referring to real past events, to add immediacy to what is being said or written.

意味（2）

(grammar) The present tense as used when writing a fictional narrative.

In most dialects, the historical present is used quite freely to convey the sense of more vivid narrative, to retell dreams, plots, tell jokes, etc.