| 单词 | parable |
| 释义 | parable —parabolist /peuh rab"euh list/, n. /par"euh beuhl/, n. 1. a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson. 2. a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like. [1275-1325; ME parabil < LL parabola comparison, parable, word < Gk parabolé comparison, equiv. to para- PARA-1 + bolé a throwing] Syn. 1. allegory, homily, apologue. |
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