Parable
['pærəb(ə)l] or ['pærəbl]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; 'the parable of the prodigal son'.
錄入:泰茜--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Procurable.
(n.) A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious narrative of something which might really occur in life or nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the parables of Christ.
(v. t.) To represent by parable.
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同義詞及近義詞：
n. Fable (in which what is stated as fact is probable, or which is founded on the ordinary incidents of daily life), APOLOGUE, story, NOVEL, short tale, fictitious narrative (intended to illustrate some spiritual truth).
整理:泰丝
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Apologue, similitude, fable, allegory
ANT:History, fact, narrative
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解釋/意思:
n. a comparison: a fable or story of something which might have happened told to illustrate some doctrine or to make some duty clear: (B.) an apologue proverb (Ps. lxxviii. 2 Hab. ii. 6).—v.t. to represent by a parable.—adjs. Parabol′ic -al like a parable or a parabola: expressed by a parable: belonging to or of the form of a parabola.—adv. Parabol′ically.
校對:米利森特
娱乐性解釋/意思：
To dream of parables, denotes that you will be undecided as to the best course to pursue in dissenting to some business complication. To the lover, or young woman, this is a prophecy of misunderstandings and disloyalty.
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例句/造句/用法:
- We should not interpret a Platonic dialogue any more than a poem or a parable in too literal or matter-of-fact a style. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Like the seed mentioned in the parable of the sower, some fell on good ground and grew to produce a bountiful harvest, but many withered by the wayside. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- This is the lesson which Christ taught in a parable when He said, 'Their angels do always behold the face of My Father which is in heaven. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- This is a matter of secondary importance, like the principle of transposition which was intimated in the parable of the earthborn men. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- These things are a parable. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- From all, moreover, as the parable of the buried talent witnesses, and as the incident of the widow's mite enforces, he demands the utmost. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Lay that parable to heart in your demeanor towards me, Crispin, and all will yet be well; otherwise—well, you know how you left last time. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- In the parable of the labourers he thrust aside the obstinate claim of the Jews to have a sort of first mortgage upon God. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The pebble parable of Sir Isaac Newton will here occur to many minds, and it applies as truly to our times as to his own. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- You ask a question, I said, to which a reply can only be given in a parable. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- There is a further lesson taught by this parable of ours. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- You see, said Crispin significantly, after translating this, he talks in parables, but you can guess his meaning; but do not be afraid. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
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