英语词汇“allegory”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

al·le·go·ry

(ălĭ-gôr′ē)

n. pl. al·le·go·ries

a. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.

b. A story, picture, or play employing such representation. John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and Herman Melville's Moby-Dick are allegories.

2. A symbolic representation: The blindfolded figure with scales is an allegory of justice.

[Middle English allegorie, from Latin allēgoria, from Greek, from allēgorein, to interpret allegorically : allos, other; see al-¹ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + agoreuein, to speak publicly (from agorā, marketplace; see ger- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]

alle·go′rist n.

allegory

early 1790s self-portrait by Angelica Kaufmann (1741-1807) entitled The Artist Hesitating Between the Arts of Music and Painting

单词	allegory
释义	al·le·go·ry (ălĭ-gôr′ē) n. pl. al·le·go·ries 1. a. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form. b. A story, picture, or play employing such representation. John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress and Herman Melville's Moby-Dick are allegories. 2. A symbolic representation: The blindfolded figure with scales is an allegory of justice. [Middle English allegorie, from Latin allēgoria, from Greek, from allēgorein, to interpret allegorically : allos, other; see al-¹ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + agoreuein, to speak publicly (from agorā, marketplace; see ger- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] alle·go′rist n. allegory early 1790s self-portrait by Angelica Kaufmann (1741-1807) entitled The Artist Hesitating Between the Arts of Music and Painting
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