parables是什么意思？

parables

英['pærəblz] 美['pærəblz]

• n. （圣经中的）寓言故事( parable的名词复数 )；

例句

• Million of readers have been helped by the famous " Babylonian Parables ". 数百万读者已经从这本著名的 “ 巴比伦寓言 ” 中得到了帮助.
• In the New Testament are the parables and miracles. 《新约》则由寓言利奇闻趣事构成.
• Jesus taught in parables. 耶酥以比喻讲道.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  （《圣经》等中的）寓言故事
  A parable is a short story, which is told in order to make a moral or religious point, like those in the Bible.
  例句
  ...the parable of the Good Samaritan... “好撒马利亚人”的寓言 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。