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

• 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。
• What does this parable teach us to pray for?
  这个比喻教导我们要为什么祷告？
• 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。
• And his disciples questioned him as to what this parable might be.
  门徒问这比喻是什么意思。
• Jesus in answer to a question replied with a parable.
  耶稣用比喻回答一个问题。
• This grisly parable reminds us that refusing to love is emotional suicide.
  这个可怕的寓言提醒我们拒绝爱情是感情上的自杀。
• 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。
• And he spoke to them this parable, saying.
  耶稣遂对他们设了这个比喻说。
• We may recall from our earlier study of parables that Jesus usually makes one main point in each parable.
  从前面对比喻的学习可以看出，耶稣的每一个比喻中都有一个中心意思。
• And we talked about the parable of the wheat and the tare.
  我们谈到了关于麦子和稗子的比喻。