Parable



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 寓言, 比喻
• ［英］ n. 寓言, 比喻 ( a short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle)
• ［记］ par ( 平等) ＋able -> 能够平行比较 -> 比喻

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin parabola, from Greek parabolē comparison, from paraballein to compare, from para- + ballein to throw — more at devil
• Date: 14th century
• example; specifically a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle

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