| 单词 | parable |
| 释义 | parable (once / 1092 pages) n A parable is a short and simple story that teaches a religious or moral lesson. The parable of the Good Samaritan and the parable of the Prodigal Son are just two examples of the many parables attributed to Jesus, as recorded in the four gospels. Parable descends from the Greek parabolē "a comparison, analogy," from paraballein "to compare," from the prefix para- "beside" plus ballein "to throw." The sense of comparing, or throwing an idea beside another, is at the heart of the word. When you hear a parable, you're meant to use the comparison to learn how to act––the fox's "sour grapes" are compared to your own downgrading of the thing you cannot have. WORD FAMILYparable: parables, parabolical USAGE EXAMPLES“I promise you it is not a fable or an allegory or a parable of any kind,” he told the Pittsburgh Press upon its release. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) A parable of two Americas, in vulgar microcosm. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) As Mrs. Miller, Davis steals the show in a seven-minute scene opposite Meryl Streep in this film adaptation of the Broadway play “Doubt: A Parable.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) 1n a short moral story (often with animal characters) Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper allegory, apologue, fable Pilgrim's Progress an allegory written by John Bunyan in 1678 Aesop's fables a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop story a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events 2n (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message the parable of the prodigal son Hyper story a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events |
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