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

• And his disciples questioned him as to what this parable might be.
  门徒问这比喻是什么意思。
• What does this parable teach us to pray for?
  这个比喻教导我们要为什么祷告？
• The parable of the talents contains a timely warning for the gold market.
  圣经中一个有关人才的寓言故事给黄金市场提出了及时的警告。
• Then answered Peter and said unto him, declare unto us this parable.
  彼得对耶稣说、请将这比喻讲给我们听。
• Matthew also has a parable about a man goes out and throws a field with seed.
  马太也用了一个比喻，是说一个男人，去田里播种。
• Jn. 16:29 His disciples said, Behold, now You are speaking plainly and not saying any parable.
  约十六29门徒说，看哪，如今你是明说，不是用比喻说了。
• This parable was told while he was in Galilee.
  这是他在加利利时讲的。
• 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？
• 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。
• I explained to my friends what had puzzled me for some years in terms of the following parable.
  我用一个比喻对这些朋友解释困扰了我好几年的问题。