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

• The ordinary man, as the Saturday Evening Post has discovered, thinks in concrete images, anecdotes, pictures, and parables.
  星期六晚邮报发现，普通人是通过具体形象、故事、画面和比喻进行思考的。
• Simon asked if I had wondered why he used the word parables?
  西蒙问我是否想过，他为什么会使用比喻这个词？
• 33With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.
  耶稣用许多这样的比喻，照他们所能听的，对他们讲道。
• And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
  门徒进前来，问耶稣说，对众人讲话，为什么用比喻呢。
• 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。
• Nothing is truer than parables.
  没有什么能比寓言更真实了。
• 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。
• And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
  耶稣叫他们来，用比喻对他们说，撒但怎能赶出撒但呢。
• 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？
• 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。