parables

英 [ˈpærəblz]

美 [ˈpɛrəbəlz]

n.  (尤指《圣经》中的)寓言故事
parable的复数

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。

双语例句

• But putting parables aside, I am unable to understand how any one with a knowledge of mankind can imagine that the growth of science can threaten the development of art in any of its forms.
  但是，如果撇开比喻，我就不能理解，任何一个具有人类知识的人怎么能够想象科学的成长会以各种方式威胁艺术的发展。
• And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, and said
  耶稣又用比喻对他们说
• Jesus told many parables to his followers, such as the parable of the good samaritan.
  耶稣给他的门徒们讲了很多的寓言，比方说好撒马利亚人的寓言。
• Master often uses parables and stories to teach her disciples.
  师父常用寓言和故事来教育她的弟子。
• There are a few parables, a few controversies, but Mark tells you that Jesus is a great teacher without presenting Jesus teaching a lot.
  有一些比喻，一些辩论，但马可告诉你，耶稣是伟大的老师，却没有表现耶稣训诫了多少。
• Why is the parable of sower the foundation of understanding all other parables?
  为什麽撒种的比喻是明白一切其它比喻的根基？
• Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable.
  这都是耶稣用比喻对众人说的话。若不用比喻，就不对他们说什么。
• In the parables we have read today, an all-out search is made.
  在我们今天所读的三个比喻中，主人翁都进行了一次彻底的搜查。
• The story of the Prodigal Son, also known as the Parable of the Lost Son, follows the parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin.
  浪子回头的故事，也作为著名的比喻失去了儿子，遵循的是迷失的羊和丢失的硬币的比喻。
• A note on this parable: In our study of some of the earlier parables ( Mt13), we said that each parable usually has one major point.
  关于这个比喻的注释：我们以前学习过耶稣的一些比喻（太13章），我们说那里的每一个比喻都有一个要旨。