allegory
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT An allegory is a story, poem, or painting in which the characters and events are symbols of something else. Allegories are often moral, religious, or political. 寓言; 寓言通常具有道德性、宗教性或政治性[oft N 'of' n]
The book is a kind of allegory of Latin American history. 這本書有點像是拉丁美洲歷史的寓言。
2. N-UNCOUNT Allegory is the use of characters and events in a story, poem, or painting to represent other things. 諷寓
The poem's comic allegory was transparent. 這首詩歌的喜劇性諷寓很明顯。
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allegory /??l?ɡ?r?/ (allegories)
劍橋詞典
- a story , play , poem , picture , or other work in which the characters and events represent particular qualities or ideas that relate to morals , religion , or politics
寓言；諷喻
The play can be read as allegory. 這個劇本可以作為一個寓言來讀。
Augustine's "City of God " is an allegory of the triumph of Good over Evil. 《上帝之城》是一部正義戰(zhàn)勝邪惡的諷喻作品。 返回 allegory