【allegory】的解释和释义

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一. an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances
an extended metaphorddy中文字网

二. a short moral story (often with animal characters)ddy中文字网

Synonym: fableparableapologueddy中文字网

三. a visible symbol representing an abstract ideaddy中文字网

Synonym: emblemddy中文字网

一. 寓言；讽喻
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.ddy中文字网

e.g. The book is a kind of allegory of Latin American history.
这本书是对拉丁美洲历史的一种讽喻。ddy中文字网

二. 寓言体；讽喻法
Allegory is the use of characters and events in a story, poem, or painting to represent other things.ddy中文字网

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e.g. The poem's comic allegory was transparent.
该诗的喜剧讽喻法是显而易见的。ddy中文字网