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

• What does this parable teach us to pray for?
  这个比喻教导我们要为什么祷告？
• This short parable comes in a group given in the last week of Christ's earthly ministry.
  这个简短的比喻，是主耶稣在世事奉最后一周时，用来教训众人的众多比喻中的一个。
• 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 in answer to a question replied with a parable.
  耶稣用比喻回答一个问题。
• And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?
  门徒问耶稣说，这比喻是什么意思呢。
• I read the novel as a parable.
  我认为这本小说实际上是个寓言故事书。
• And his disciples questioned him as to what this parable might be.
  门徒问这比喻是什么意思。
• 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。
• 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 he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees;
  耶稣又设比喻对他们说，你们看无花果树，和各样的树。