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allegory
寓言
核心释义
a short story that teaches a moral lesson, often with animal characters
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一种图画、故事或其他传播形式,通过一个或多个人物、事件或地点揭示关于现实世界问题与现象的隐含深层寓意。
A picture, story, or other form of communication in which one or more characters, events, or places are used to reveal a hidden, broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.
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简短的道德故事(通常有动物角色)
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
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象征性地代表某人或某物的人物或事物； emblem,符号。
A character or thing which symbolically represents someone or something else; an emblem, a symbol.
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代表抽象概念的可见符号
a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
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一类保留集合间二元关系范畴部分结构的范畴,代表对该范畴的高层次概括。
A category that retains some of the structure of the category of binary relations between sets, representing a high-level generalization of that category.
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使用虚构人物和事件通过暗示性相似描述某主题的表现风格；扩展隐喻
an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor
一种图画、故事或其他传播形式,通过一个或多个人物、事件或地点揭示关于现实世界问题与现象的隐含深层寓意。；简短的道德故事(通常有动物角色)；象征性地代表某人或某物的人物或事物； emblem,符号。；代表抽象概念的可见符号；一类保留集合间二元关系范畴部分结构的范畴,代表对该范畴的高层次概括。
用法In use
The teacher read us an allegory about a clever fox to explain the importance of honesty.
用法提示：allegory 是名词，意为“寓言”，指带有道德寓意的短篇故事。
Many children's books are allegories that teach simple moral lessons through animals.
用法提示：allegories 是 allegory 的复数形式，作名词，指多个寓言故事。
The film is an allegory for the dangers of greed, so the main character learns a hard lesson.
用法提示：allegory 是单数名词，用作表语，表示一种隐喻性的故事。
an allegory of [something]
“of”后接作品所象征的具体事物。
The novel is an allegory of political corruption.
这部小说是政治腐败的寓言。
an allegory for [something]
“for”强调象征意义或所代表的抽象概念。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- political allegory
- 政治寓言
- The play is a political allegory about the dangers of unchecked power.这部剧是一部关于不受约束的权力之危险的政治寓言。
- moral allegory
- 道德寓言
- The story is a moral allegory that warns against greed.这个故事是一个警告贪婪的道德寓言。
- an allegory for
- 是……的寓言
- The journey in the poem is an allegory for the trials of life.诗中这段旅程是人生磨难的一个寓言。
- religious allegory
- 宗教寓言
- The medieval play is a religious allegory about salvation.这部中世纪戏剧是一个关于得救的宗教寓言。
- an allegory about
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
allegory 以 all 开头：寓言里所有角色都在演绎同一个道理。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary criticism、academic writing、formal discussion Allegory 比较正式，多用于文学评论或学术讨论，指有道德寓意的故事。日常口语中，表示“寓言”更常用 fable。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词；复数形式为 allegories。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Category and gory share the same final /ɡɔri/ sound and the spelling -gory with allegory, but they are not true rhymes because allegory’s main stressed vowel is the opening /æ/. Allergy, allegro, and allegiance are spelling lookalikes with alle-; none has the same first vowel as allegory (allergy starts /ˈælər-/, while allegro and allegiance start with /ə/).
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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