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

• Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
  所以我用比喻对他们讲，是因他们看也看不见，听也听不见，也不明白。
• Neither can the mind be explained by similes and parables.
  思想也不能被明喻和寓言阐明。
• And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
  又对他们说，你们不明白这比喻吗。这样怎能明白一切的比喻呢。
• 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。
• The parables of the lost sheep and the prodigal son.
  有关迷途羔羊和浪子回头的寓言。
• 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。
• When Jesus had finished these parables he left that place.
  耶稣说完了这些比喻，就离开那里。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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？