parable

英 [ˈpærəbl]

美 [ˈpærəbl]

n.  (尤指《圣经》中的)寓言故事

复数：parables　

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牛津词典

noun

• （尤指《圣经》中的）寓言故事
  a short story that teaches a moral or spiritual lesson, especially one of those told by Jesus as recorded in the Bible

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （《圣经》等中的）寓言故事
  Aparableis a short story, which is told in order to make a moral or religious point, like those in the Bible.
  1. ...the parable of the Good Samaritan...
     “好撒马利亚人”的寓言
  2. The story is a pleasing parable of the problems created by an excess of wealth.
     这是个令人开怀的寓言，讲的是财富过剩造成的问题。

英英释义

noun

• a short moral story (often with animal characters)
  Synonym:fableallegoryapologue
• (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message
  1. the parable of the prodigal son

双语例句

• With this as background, we can understand some details of the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican.
  经由这样的背景，我们再看法利赛人和酒馆老板的寓言故事，便可以弄懂一些细节。
• And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable.
  无人的时候，跟随耶稣的人，和十二个门徒，问他这比喻的意思。
• How does the parable of the Cave fall in with the distinction between knowledge and belief?
  洞这则寓言在知识和信仰之间该如何归类？
• The story is a pleasing parable of the problems created by an excess of wealth.
  这是个令人开怀的寓言，讲的是财富过剩造成的问题。
• This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God.
  这比喻乃是这样：种子就是神的道。
• Jesus taught the parable of the talents to emphasize this truth.
  耶稣曾用才干的比喻去强调这个真理。
• I see that I have lapsed into parable and ecstatic declamation.
  我知道我在比喻和狂喜的辩论中造成了遗误。
• I launched into the parable, embellishing the story with invented dialogue and extra details
  我开始讲那则寓言，并编造了些对话，加了些细节对其进行润色。
• The diseased beggar in Jesus 'parable of the rich man and the beggar.
  在基督关于富人和乞丐的寓言中的生病的乞丐。
• This parable was told while he was in Galilee.
  这是他在加利利时讲的。