中英互译
parable
英 /ˈpærəb(ə)l/美 /ˈpærəbl/
基本释义
- n.(尤指《圣经》中耶稣所讲的的)(道德或宗教)寓言
复数parables
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双语例句
- The minister preached a sermon on the parable of the lost sheep.牧师讲道时用了亡羊的比喻。来自《牛津词典》
- I launched into the parable, embellishing the story with invented dialogue and extra details.我开始投入地讲这个寓言,编了些对话和额外细节为故事添油加醋。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- I think the genius of this parable hinges on the fact that the servant who was only given one gold coin seems to be acting so perfectly reasonably.我认为这则寓言的特别之处在于,那个只拿到一个金币的仆人的行为是很合理的。
网络短语
- parable of the tares稗子的比喻;比喻
- parable of the ten virgins十个童女的比喻;十童女的比喻
- parable of the mustard seed芥菜种的比喻
- parable of the unjust steward不义管家的比喻
- parable of the hidden treasure藏宝的比喻
词语扩展
n.
寓言,比喻;隐晦或谜般的格言
adj.
parabolic抛物线的;比喻的;寓言的
词义分布
寓言
90.9%
寓言故事
5.5%
讽喻
3.6%
英英释义
- n.a short moral story (often with animal characters)
- n.(New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message
词源
- parable比喻,寓言来自希腊语parabole,比较,对话,类比,来自para-,在旁,在周围,-bole,扔,投掷,词源同ballet,ballistic.即扔在旁边的,引申词义打比方,讲寓言故事。拼写受-able影响俗化。
- parable比喻;寓言这里的“比喻”义是由“比较”义引申而来;前缀para-指“旁边”;词根-ble-指“扔,投”,如problem(问题);字面义“扔到旁边,而放在一块”形成一种比较。这种引申挺抽象的,再如symbol(象征,sym-“共同”,bol=ble"扔")也由“扔在一块”引申而来。